Carex occidentalis

Carex occidentalis

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 occidentalis

Name

Carex occidentalis L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 14 (1889).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex hookeriana var. occidentalis (L.H.Bailey) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 162 (1909).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex neomexicana Mack., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 153 (1907).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bailey, L.H. 1889. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 1: 14 (1889)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 30 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex occidentalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: western sedge

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