Carex spectabilis

Carex spectabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex spectabilis

Name

Carex spectabilis Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 248 (1836).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex nigella Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 225 (1839).
  • Carex tolmiei Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 224 (1839).
  • Carex melastoma Fisch. ex Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 100 (1860).
  • Carex invisa L.H.Bailey, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 82 (1887).
  • Carex tolmiei var. nigella (Boott) L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1(1): 47 (1889).
  • Carex tolmiei var. invisa (L.H.Bailey) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 412 (1909).
  • Carex spectabilis f. alpina Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).
  • Carex spectabilis f. chrysantha Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).
  • Carex spectabilis var. elegantula Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).
  • Carex spectabilis var. gelida Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).
  • Carex spectabilis var. superba Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon Continental: Asia-Temperate Aleutian Is., Kamchatka, Magadan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dewey, C. 1836. American Journal of Science, and Arts. New Haven, CT 29: 248, t. X, fig. 76.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex spectabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex spectabilis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 03 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex spectabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex spectabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex spectabilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 13 Aug 2006.

Vernacular names

English: showy sedge

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