Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica

Carex atlantica subsp. 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: Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica

Name

Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey subsp. atlantica, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex stellulata var. conferta Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 534 (1860).
    • Carex echinata var. conferta (Chapm.) L.H.Bailey, Carex Cat.: 2 (1884).
  • Carex incomperta E.P.Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 35: 494 (1908).
    • Carex atlantica var. incomperta (E.P.Bicknell) F.J.Herm., Rhodora 67: 362 (1965).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Nova Scotia. 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, 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. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex atlantica subsp. 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. 

Vernacular names

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