Carex retrorsa

Carex retrorsa

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 retrorsa

Name

Carex retrorsa Schwein., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 71 (1824).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex reversa Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 827 (1826).
  • Carex lupulina var. gigantoidea Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 41: 328 (1866).
  • Carex retrorsa var. robinsonii Fernald, Rhodora 8: 201 (1906).
  • Carex retrorsa var. gigantoides Farw., Rhodora 23: 87 (1921).
  • Carex retrorsa var. multispicula Lepage, Naturaliste Canad. 86: 68 (1959).

Homonyms

• Carex retrorsa Nees, nom. illeg. = Carex cognata Kunth

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Qubec, Saskatchewan, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schweinitz, L.D. von 1824. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 1: 71.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex retrorsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex retrorsa. Published online. Accessed: Feb 01 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex retrorsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex retrorsa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex retrorsa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Centre County Natural Heritage Inventory: Updated 31 December 2002 ... - Page 155

Vernacular names

English: Backwards sedge

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