Carex arctata

Carex arctata

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 arctata

Name

Carex arctata Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 227.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex sylvatica Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 10: 40 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Carex arctata var. faxonii L.H.Bailey, Bot. Gaz. 13: 87 (1888).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Connecticut, Indiana, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Qubec, Rhode I., Vermont, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boott, M.B. in W.J.Hooker 1839. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 227 (1839).

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: drooping woodland sedge

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