Carex umbellata

Carex umbellata

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 umbellata

Name

Carex umbellata Willd., 1805

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Olotrema umbellata (Willd.) Raf., Good Book: 25 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex umbellata var. vicina Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 10: t. 13 (1826).
  • Carex umbellata var. brevirostris Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 99 (1860).
  • Carex umbellata var. brachyrhina Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 175 (1906).
  • Carex abdita E.P.Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 35: 492 (1908).
  • Carex umbellata subsp. abdita (E.P.Bicknell) W.Stone, Pl. S. New Jersey: 305 (1912).
  • Carex umbellata f. vicina (Dewey) Wiegand, Rhodora 26: 2 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Greenland, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Qubec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Tennessee, 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. : 290.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex umbellata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex umbellata. Published online. Accessed: Feb 04 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex umbellata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex umbellata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: parasol sedge

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