Carex densa

Carex densa

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 densa

Name

Carex densa (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey, 1889

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex brongniartii var. densa L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 137 (1886)
• Heterotypic
  • Carex breviligulata Mack. in Erythea 8: 92 (1922)
  • Carex brongniartii L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 137 (1886), nom. illeg.
  • Carex chrysoleuca Holm in Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 17: 302 (1903)
  • Carex dudleyi Mack. in Erythea 8: 30 (1922)
  • Carex vicaria L.H.Bailey in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 49 (1889)
  • Carex vicaria var. costata L.H.Bailey in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 49 (1889)
  • Carex vulpinoidea f. costata (L.H.Bailey) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 148 (1909)
  • Carex vulpinoidea var. vicaria (L.H.Bailey) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 148 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Oregon, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bailey, L.H. 1889. Studies of the types of various species of the genus Carex. Notes on Carex. — XI. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 1: 1–85. JSTOR BHL Reference page. ː 1: 50

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Simpson, D.A. 2007. World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges. 765 pp., The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-199-0 Reference page. .

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Carex densa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Carex densa. Published online. Accessed: May 30 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Carex densa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex densa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.