Carex gracillima

Carex gracillima

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 gracillima

Name

Carex gracillima Schwein., 1824

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Loxanisa gracillima (Schwein.) Raf., Good Book: 26 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex digitalisSchwein. & Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 324 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Carex gracillima f. humilis L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 71 (1889).
  • Carex gracillima var. humilis (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 71 (1889).
  • Carex gracillima var. macerrima Fernald & Wiegand, Rhodora 15: 133 (1913).

Homonyms

• Carex gracillima Steud. & Hochst. = Carex ferruginea Scop.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Qubec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin 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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 207d6543220. Carex gracillima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 207d6543220 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex gracillima. Published online. Accessed: Jan 20 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex gracillima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex gracillima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: graceful sedge

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