Carex frankii

Carex frankii

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 frankii

Name

Carex frankii Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 498 (1837).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex stenolepis Torr., Amer. J. Sci. Arts 30: 59 (1836), nom. illeg.
  • Carex shortii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 202 (1855), nom. illeg.
  • Carex stenolepis f. gracilior Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 715 (1909).

Homonyms

• Carex frankii Podp., nom. illeg. = Carex strictiformis Almq.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. 1837. Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 2: 498.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex frankii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex frankii. Published online. Accessed: Jan 19 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex frankii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex frankii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex frankii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Frank's sedge

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