Carex microptera

Carex microptera

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 microptera

Name

Carex microptera Mack., Muhlenbergia 5: 56 (1909).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex macloviana var. microptera (Mack.) B.Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 94: 523 (1967).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex festivella Mack., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 609 (1915).
  • Carex limnophila F.J.Herm., Leafl. W. Bot. 8: 28 (1956).
  • Carex microptera var. crassinervia F.J.Herm., Rhodora 70: 420 (1968).
  • Carex macloviana subsp. festivella (Mack.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Taxon 30: 847 (1981).
  • Carex microptera var. limnophila (F.J.Herm.) Dorn, Vasc. Pl. Wyoming: 296 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territorie, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mackenzie, K.K. 1909. Muhlenbergia, a Journal of Botany. Lancaster, PA, and Los Gatos, CA 5: 56.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex microptera 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 microptera. Published online. Accessed: Jan 27 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex microptera 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 microptera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex microptera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: smallwing sedge

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