Cyperus virens

Cyperus virens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus virens
Varieties: C. v. var. minarum – C. v. var. montanus – C. v. var. virens

Name

Carex virens Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 28 (1803).

Homonyms

• Cyperus virens Boeckeler, nom. illeg. = Cyperus intricatus Schrad.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie Regional: Trop. & Subtrop. America Alabama; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Bolivia; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; California; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Florida; Georgia; Guatemala; Haiti; Hawaii; Honduras; Jamaica; Louisiana; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Mississippi; Nicaragua; North Carolina; Panam; Paraguay; Puerto Rico; South Carolina; Suriname; Texas; Uruguay; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 1. Parisiis et Argentorati: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 28

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus virens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus virens. Published online. Accessed: Feb 11 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus virens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus virens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: green flatsedge

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