Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex tenuiflora Wahlenb.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 147 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Europe to N. & Central Japan, Subarctic America to N. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Baltic States, Central European Rus, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russi, Sweden, Vermont, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Ebel, T.V. (2012). Review of Carex L. in the flora of Tomskaya oblast. Sistematicheskie Zametki po Materialam Gerbarii Imeni P. N. Krylova pri Tomskom Gosudarstvennom Universitete 106: 31-47.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Kurbatsky, V.I., Ebel, T.V. & Kuznetsov, A.A. (2009). To the study of the flora of the Khakasian Republic. Sistematicheskie Zametki po Materialam Gerbarii Imeni P. N. Krylova pri Tomskom Gosudarstvennom Universitete 101: 23-30.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 5, 1899 s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K000960604 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 5, 1895 Faurie, U.J. [10865] Japan K000960651 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 5, 1895 Faurie, U.J. [10865] Japan K000960650 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] United States K002099488 Yes
Williams, E.F.; Collins, J.F.; Fernald, M.L. [s.n.] United States K002099506 Yes
Macoun [25571] Canada K002099475 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [31] United States K002099491 Yes
Boott, F.; Sartwell [1] United States K002099490 Yes
Macoun, J. [53,894] Canada K002099478 Yes
Macoun (Prof.) [127] United States K002099504 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [159] United States K002099505 Yes
Vasey [74] United States K002099501 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [5058] Canada K002099479 Yes
Faurie, U.J. [10050] Japan K000960653 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Bartram, E.B.; Darlington, H.T. [s.n.] Canada K002099483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001733144 Yes
Macoun (Prof.) [1748] Canada K002099476 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [4958] Canada K002099482 Yes
Drummond [48] Norway K002099497 Yes
Dewey [s.n.] United States K002099496 Yes
MacRae, W.F. [s.n.] United States K001733146 Yes
Booth, F.; [Geo Varly] [s.n.] Uruguay K002099494 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002099499 Yes
Wadmond, S.C. [3057] United States K002099493 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002099485 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O.; Ferguson, J.M. [13602] Canada K002099481 Yes
Anderson, J.P.; Brown, R.G. [10173] United States K002099473 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002099500 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [2797] Canada K002099507 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [[T13]] United States K002099502 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001733145 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002099492 Yes
[Tarzy] [s.n.] United States K002099495 Yes
Brainerd, E. [s.n.] United States K002099489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002099484 Yes
Vasey, Geo. (Dr.); Olney, S.T. [s.n.] United States K002099503 Yes
Macoun [25570] Canada K002099474 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002099477 Yes
Paine, J.A. [s.n.] United States K002099487 Yes
Faurie, U.J. [8683] Japan K000960652 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vasey [s.n.] United States K002099486 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [3122] Canada K002099480 Yes
Vasey [s.n.] United States K002099498 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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