Carex festucacea

Carex festucacea

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 festucacea

Name

Carex festucacea Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 242 (1805).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vignea festucacea (Willd.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1614 (1830).
  • Carex straminea var. festucacea (Willd.) Gay, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 10: 364 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin 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. : 242.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex festucacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex festucacea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 18 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex festucacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex festucacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex festucacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 13 Aug 2006.

Vernacular names

English: fescue sedge

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