Carex scoparia

Carex scoparia

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 scoparia

Name

Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 230 (1805).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vignea scoparia (Schkuhr ex Willd.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1613 (1830).
  • Loncoperis scoparia (Schkuhr ex Willd.) Raf., Good Book: 27 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex leporina Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 170 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Carex ovalis Willd. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 397 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Carex scoparia var. moniliformis Tuck., Enum. Meth. Caric.: 17 (1843).
  • Carex scoparia var. vera Tuck., Enum. Meth. Caric.: 17 (1843).
  • Carex scoparia var. aggregata Dewey, Class-book Bot.: 416 (1845).
  • Carex lagopodioides var. scoparia Boeckeler, Linnaea 39: 114 (1875).
  • Carex scoparia f. elatior Peck, Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York New York State Mus. 48: 141 (1896).
  • Carex tribuloides var. moniliformis (Tuck.) Britton, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 1: 356 (1896).
  • Carex scoparia var. condensa Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 37: 468 (1902).
  • Carex scoparia f. condensa (Fernald) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 203 (1909), nom. illeg.
  • Carex scoparia f. moniliformis (Tuck.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 203 (1909).
  • Carex scoparia f. tenerrima Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 203 (1909).
  • Carex scoparia var. subturbinata Fernald & Wiegand, Rhodora 14: 116 (1912).
  • Carex scoparia f. peracuta Fernald, Rhodora 23: 234 (1922).
  • Carex scoparia f. subturbinata (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald, Rhodora 44: 284 (1942).

Homonyms

• Carex scoparia Torr., nom. illeg. = Carex muskingumensis Schwein.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Qubec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex scoparia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex scoparia. Published online. Accessed: Feb 02 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex scoparia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex scoparia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex scoparia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: broom sedge

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