Carex retrorsa

Taxonavigation

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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 retrorsa

Name

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Carex retrorsa Schwein., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 71 (1824).

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Carex reversa Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 827 (1826).
    • Carex lupulina var. gigantoidea Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 41: 328 (1866).
    • Carex retrorsa var. robinsonii Fernald, Rhodora 8: 201 (1906).
    • Carex retrorsa var. gigantoides Farw., Rhodora 23: 87 (1921).
    • Carex retrorsa var. multispicula Lepage, Naturaliste Canad. 86: 68 (1959).

Homonyms

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Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Qubec, Saskatchewan, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Backwards sedge
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