Carex cephalophora

Carex cephalophora

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 cephalophora

Name

Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 220 (1805).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vignea cephalophora (Muhl. ex Willd.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1607 (1830).
  • Diemisa cephalophora (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf., Good Book: 27 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex cephalophora var. maxima Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43: 92 (1842).
  • Carex cephalophora var. bracteosa Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 22: 180 (1921).
  • Carex cephalophora var. anomala Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 1: 90 (1923).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 220

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex cephalophora 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 cephalophora. Published online. Accessed: Jan 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex cephalophora 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 cephalophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex cephalophora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 11-Aug-2017.

Vernacular names

English: oval-leaf sedge

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