Carex floridana

Carex floridana

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 floridana

Name

Carex floridana Schwein., 1824

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vignea floridana (Schwein.) Raf., Good Book: 27 (1840).
  • Carex lucorum var. floridana (Schwein.) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 539 (1860).
  • Carex nigromarginata var. floridana (Schwein.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 444 (1909).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schweinitz, L.D. von 1824. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 1: 66 (1824).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex floridana 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 floridana. Published online. Accessed: Jan 18 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex floridana 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 floridana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Florida sedge

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