Carex cristatella

Carex cristatella

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 cristatella

Name

Carex cristatella Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 1: 357 (1896).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Carex cristata Schwein., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 66 (1824), nom. illeg.
• Homotypic
  • Carex straminea var. cristata Tuck., Enum. Meth. Caric.: 18 (1843).
  • Carex lagopodioides var. cristata (Tuck.) J.Carey in A.Gray, Manual: 545 (1848).
  • Carex tribuloides var. cristata (Tuck.) L.H.Bailey, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 148 (1886).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex cristata f. ellipsoidalis Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 22: 180 (1921).
  • Carex cristata var. catelliformis Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 2: 17 (1923 publ. 1924).
  • Carex cristatella f. catelliformis (Farw.) Fernald, Rhodora 44: 284 (1942).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Qubec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. in N.L.Britton & A.Brown 1896. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States 1: 357.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex cristatella 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 cristatella. Published online. Accessed: Jan 15 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex cristatella 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 cristatella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: crested sedge

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