Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex formosa Dewey

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 8: 98 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to N. Central & NE. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Québec, Vermont, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] United States K002619608 Yes
Torrey (Dr) [s.n.] United States K002619609 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002619599 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] United States K002619601 Yes
Brainerd, E. [s.n.] United States K002619604 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002619603 Yes
{Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K002619606 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1664] Canada K002619593 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002619602 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002619596 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002619592 Yes
{Carey, J.; Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K002619607 Yes
{Dewey} [s.n.] United States K002619594 Yes
{Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K002619605 Yes
{Dewey} [s.n.] United States K002619595 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] United States K002619597 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0