Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex fracta Mack.

First published in Erythea 8: 38 (1922), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. U.S.A. to Mexico (N. Baja California). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Mexico Northwest, Oregon, Washington

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 23: 1-608. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rebman, J.P., Gibson, J. & Rich, K. (2016). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 45: 1-352.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rose, L.S. [54073] United States K002615708 Yes
Peck, M.E. [14461] United States K002615705 Yes
Rose, L.S. [36351] United States K002615706 Yes
Tracy, J.P. [15544] United States K002615702 Yes
Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T. [0414] United States K002615703 Yes
Howell, J.T. [23503] United States K002615707 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [6389] United States K002615704 Yes
Halse, R. [4629] United States K002615709 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