Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex meadii Dewey

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43: 90 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central & SE. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A., Mexico (Chihuahua). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

Recorded in error in:

Arizona

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Rink, G. & Licher, M. (2015). Cyperaceae. Sedge family. Part 1: Family description, key to the genera, and Carex L.. Canotia 11: 1-97. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Rink, G. & Licher, M. (2015). Cyperaceae. Sedge family. Part 1: Family description, key to the genera, and Carex L.. Canotia 11: 1-97. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 5, 1902 Dewey, C. [2] United States K000907863 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 5, 1902 Drummond, T. [440] United States K000907865 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 5, 1902 Mead, J.B. [s.n.] United States K000907866 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 5, 1902 Dewey, C. [1] United States K000907864 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 4, 1902 Hall, E. [s.n.] United States K001617205 No
Jun 4, 1902 Mead [s.n.] United States K002618556 No
Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002618538 Yes
{Sullivant} [s.n.] United States K002618544 Yes
{Sullivant} [s.n.] United States K002618553 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K002618547 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002618503 Yes
Cooley, D. [196] United States K002618492 Yes
Bailey, L.H.; Cratty, R.I. [s.n.] United States K002618543 Yes
{Sullivant} [s.n.] United States K002618540 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] United States K002618555 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K000907867 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] United States K002618491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002618487 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K002618486 Yes
Vasey [s.n.] United States K002618557 Yes
McGregor, R.L. [15339] United States K002618561 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [282] United States K002618505 Yes
{Drummond} [440] United States K002618489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002618558 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [207] Greenland K002618484 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1024] United States K002618498 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002618485 Yes
Smith, A.V. [348] United States K002618549 Yes
Patterson, H.N. [s.n.] United States K002618548 Yes
Mead, J.B. [s.n.] United States K001733989 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [3277] United States K002618560 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] Canada K002618496 Yes
Jones, M.E. [s.n.] United States K002618495 Yes
{Sullivant} [s.n.] United States K002618546 Yes
Hall, E. [739] United States K002618551 Yes
{Clarke, C.B.; Rugel} [s.n.] United States K002618554 Yes
Mead, S.B. [s.n.] United States K000907862 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Leavenworth} [s.n.] United States K002618490 Yes
[Dort Wood]; Boott, F.; Carey [s.n.] United States K002618539 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K002618542 Yes
{Rugel} [s.n.] United States K002618504 Yes
s.coll. [276] United States K002618488 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002618500 Yes
Riehl, N. [440] United States K002618506 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [s.n.] United States K002618493 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002618545 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K002618494 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002618499 Yes
{Sullivant} [s.n.] United States K002618537 Yes
Mead, J.B.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002618552 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002618497 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [9956] United States K002618550 Yes
Mead [s.n.] United States K002618541 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002618559 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images