Carex complanata

Carex complanata

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 complanata
Subspecies: C. c. subsp. complanata – C. c. subsp. tropicalis

Name

Carex complanata Torr. & Hook., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 408 (1836).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Facolos complanata (Torr. & Hook.) Raf., Good Book: 26 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex complanata var. robusta Burnham, Torreya 19: 134 (1919).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. & Hooker, W.J. 1836. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 3: 406.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex complanata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex complanata. Published online. Accessed: Jan 15 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex complanata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex complanata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex complanata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: hirsute sedge

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