Carex rossii

Carex rossii

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 rossii

Name

Carex rossii Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 222 (1839).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex novae-angliae var. rossii (Boott) L.H.Bailey, Bot. Gaz. 10: 207 (1885).
  • Carex deflexa var. rossii (Boott) L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 43 (1889).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex brevipes S.Watson in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 2: 246 (1880), not validly publ.
  • Carex globosa var. brevipes W.Boott in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 2: 485 (1880).
  • Carex deflexa var. media L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 43 (1889).
  • Carex pilulifera var. novae-angliae Kurtz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 419 (1894).
  • Carex deflexa var. farwellii Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 1: 334 (1896).
  • Carex rossii var. brevipes (W.Boott) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 452 (1909).
  • Carex farwellii Mack., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 244 (1910).
  • Carex diversistylis A.Roach, Madroño 11: 277 (1952).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boott, M.B. in W. J. Hooker 1839. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 222.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex rossii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex rossii. Published online. Accessed: Feb 02 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex rossii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex rossii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex rossii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 13 Aug 2006.

Vernacular names

English: Ross' sedge, Ross' Sedge, Short Sedge
français: Carex de Ross

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