Carex sterilis

Carex sterilis

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 sterilis

Name

Carex sterilis Willd., 1805

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex stellulata var. sterilis (Willd.) J.Carey in A.Gray, Manual: 544 (1848).
  • Carex muricata var. sterilis (Willd.) Gleason, Phytologia 4: 22 (1952).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex sterilis var. angustata L.H.Bailey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425 (1893).
  • Carex sterilis var. aequidistans Peck, Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York New York State Mus. 47: 137 (1894).
  • Carex elachycarpa Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 37: 492 (1902).
  • Kobresia elachycarpa (Fernald) Fernald, Rhodora 5: 251 (1903).
  • Carex sterilis f. flexibilis Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 21: 361 (1920).
  • Carex sterilis var. rousseauiana Raymond, Naturaliste Canad. 77: 62 (1950).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Qubec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 208.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex sterilis 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 sterilis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 03 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex sterilis 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 sterilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: dioecious sedge, Dioecious sedge, Sterile sedge
français: Carex stérile

For more multimedia, look at Carex sterilis on Wikimedia Commons.