Carex amphibola

Carex amphibola

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 amphibola

Name

Carex amphibola Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 234 (1855).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex grisea var. amphibola (Steud.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 520 (1909).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex laxiflora Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 549 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Carex grisea var. minor Olney in E.Hall, Pl. Tex.: 25 (1873).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E.G.v. 1855. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 2: 234 (1855).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex amphibola 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 amphibola. Published online. Accessed: Dec 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Carex amphibola. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: eastern narrowleaf sedge

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