Carex grayi

Carex grayi

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 grayi

Name

Carex grayi J.Carey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 4: 22 (1847).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 236 (1835).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex grayi var. hispidula A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 54 (1889).
    • Carex asa-grayi var. hispidula (A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 427 (1893).
  • Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 427 (1893).
  • Carex grayi var. rariflora Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 22: 181 (1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Netherlands. Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Carey, J. 1847. American Journal of Science, and Arts 4: 22.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Carex grayi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Carex grayi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Carex grayi. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Carex grayi. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Carex grayi in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 1.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex grayi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

polski: Turzyca Graya

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