Carex leavenworthii

Carex leavenworthii

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 leavenworthii

Name

Carex leavenworthii Dewey, 1846

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex cephalophora var. leavenworthii (Dewey) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 158 (1909).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex cephalophora var. angustifolia Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 3: 123 (1862).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Dewey 1846. American Journal of Science II, 2: 246.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex leavenworthii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex leavenworthii. Published online. Accessed: Jan 22 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex leavenworthii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex leavenworthii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Leavenworth's sedge

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