Carex atlantica

Carex atlantica

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 atlantica
Subspecies: C. a. subsp. atlantica – C. a. subsp. capillacea

Name

Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425 (1893).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bailey, L.H. 1893. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 20: 425.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex atlantica 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 atlantica. Published online. Accessed: Dec 14 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Carex atlantica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aug 2006 Carex atlantica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: prickly bog sedge, Atlantic sedge, Atlantic star sedge, Prickly bog sedge

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