Carex mertensii

Carex mertensii

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 mertensii
Varietates: C. m. var. mertensii – C. m. var. urostachys

Name

Carex mertensii J.D.Prescott ex Bong., Veg. Sitcha: 51 (1833).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Kuril Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Prescott, J.D. 1833. Mémoires de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg. Sixième Série. Sciences Mathématiques, Physiques et Naturelles 2(2): 168.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex mertensii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex mertensii. Published online. Accessed Jan 27 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex mertensii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex mertensii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 27 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex mertensii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Mertens' sedge

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