Carex spectabilis

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 spectabilis

Carex spectabilis Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 248 (1836).

Heterotypic
- Carex nigella Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 225 (1839).
- Carex tolmiei Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 224 (1839).
- Carex melastoma Fisch. ex Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 100 (1860).
- Carex invisa L.H.Bailey, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 82 (1887).
- Carex tolmiei var. nigella (Boott) L.H.Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1(1): 47 (1889).
- Carex tolmiei var. invisa (L.H.Bailey) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 412 (1909).
- Carex spectabilis f. alpina Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).
- Carex spectabilis f. chrysantha Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).
- Carex spectabilis var. elegantula Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).
- Carex spectabilis var. gelida Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).
- Carex spectabilis var. superba Holm, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 4, 49: 202 (1920).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon Continental: Asia-Temperate Aleutian Is., Kamchatka, Magadan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Dewey, C. 1836. American Journal of Science, and Arts. New Haven, CT 29: 248, t. X, fig. 76.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex spectabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex spectabilis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 03 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex spectabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 03. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex spectabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex spectabilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 13 Aug 2006.

English: showy sedge