Carex meadii

Carex meadii

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 meadii

Name

Carex meadii Dewey, 1842

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex tetanica var. meadii (Dewey) L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 118 (1889).
  • Carex douglasii f. meadii (Dewey) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 122 (1909).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex panicea J.Carey in A.Gray, Manual: 521 (1848), nom. illeg.
  • Carex meadii var. bebbii Arthur, Proc. Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: 70 (1884).

Homonyms

• Carex meadii Porter, nom. illeg. = Carex tetanica Schkuhr

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dewey, C. 1842. American Journal of Science, and Arts 43: 90 (1842).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex meadii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex meadii. Published online. Accessed: Jan 27 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex meadii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex meadii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Mead's sedge

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