Carex alata

Carex alata

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 alata

Name

Carex alata Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 396 (1836).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Kolerma alata (Torr.) Raf., Good Book: 27 (1840).
  • Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) Boeckeler, Linnaea 39: 117 (1875).
  • Carex albolutescens var. alata (Torr.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 209 (1909).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex alata var. pulchra Olney, Car. Bor. Am.: 3 (1871).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1836. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 3: 396.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex alata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carex alata. Published online. Accessed: Dec 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Carex alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: broadwing sedge

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