Carex adusta

Carex adusta

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 adusta

Name

Carex adusta Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 215 (1839).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex mirabilis var. adusta (Boott) Prov., Fl. Canad. 2: 648 (1863).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex adusta var. glomerata L.H.Bailey, Carex Cat.: 2 (1884).
  • Carex albolutescens var. glomerata Olney ex L.H.Bailey, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 149 (1886).
  • Carex pinguis L.H.Bailey, Bull. Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv. 3: 22 (1887).

Homonyms

• Carex adusta J.Carey ex Boott = Carex silicea Olney

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alberta, British Columbia, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Qubec, Saskatchewan, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1839. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 215

Additional references

• Boott, M.B. in J.D.Hooker 1839. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex adusta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carex adusta. Published online. Accessed: Dec 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Carex adusta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: lesser brown sedge

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