Carex cephaloidea

Carex cephaloidea

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 cephaloidea

Name

Carex cephaloidea (Dewey) Dewey ex Boott, 1862

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Carex muricata var. cephaloidea Dewey, Amer. J. Bot. 11: 308 (1826).
• Homotypic
  • Carex sparganioides var. cephaloidea (Dewey) J.Carey in A.Gray, Manual: 513 (1848).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex sparganioides var. minor Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 3: 123 (1862).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Qubec, Vermont, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dewey, C. 1862. Illustrations of the Genus Carex 3: 123.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex cephaloidea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex cephaloidea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex cephaloidea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex cephaloidea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: thinleaf sedge

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