Carex appressa

Carex appressa

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 appressa
Varietates: C. a. var. appressa – C. a. var. virgata

Name

Carex appressa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 242.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vignea appressa (R.Br.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1621 (1830).
  • Carex paniculata var. appressa (R.Br.) Cheeseman, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 16: 427 (1884).
  • Carex appressa var. typica Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 493 (1915), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Chatham Is., Great Britain, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 242.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex appressa 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 appressa. Published online. Accessed: Dec 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Carex appressa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex appressa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Aug-2017.

Vernacular names

English: tussock sedge

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