Carex athrostachya

Carex athrostachya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex athrostachya

Name

Carex athrostachya Olney, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 393 (1872).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex tenuirostris Olney, Amer. Naturalist 8: 214 (1874).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Olney, S.T. 1872. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston, MA 7: 393.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex athrostachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carex athrostachya. Published online. Accessed: Dec 14 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Carex athrostachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec 2019. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex athrostachya in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: slenderbeak sedge

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