Carex gravida

Carex gravida

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 gravida

Name

Carex gravida L.H.Bailey, 1889

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex gravida var. laxifolia L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 6 (1889).
  • Carex gravida f. laxifolia (L.H.Bailey) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 157 (1909).
  • Carex lunelliana Mack., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 615 (1915).
  • Carex gravida var. lunelliana (Mack.) F.J.Herm., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 17: 855 (1936).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bailey, L.H. 1889. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 1: 5.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex gravida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex gravida. Published online. Accessed: Jan 20 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex gravida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex gravida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: heavy sedge

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