Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex triquetra Boott

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 126 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is California to Mexico (Baja California). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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?
Nov 17, 1903 Nuttall, L., W. [5] United States K000907879 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 17, 1903 Nuttall, L., W. [23] United States K000907859 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 17, 1903 Nuttall, L., W. [5] United States K000907878 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [3955] United States K002618092 Yes
Parish, S.B. [4150] United States K002618088 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002618089 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [416] United States K002618091 Yes
[N. Barhaa] [s.n.] United States K002618090 Yes
Wheeler, L.C. [2460] United States K002618086 Yes
Nuttall, L.W. [131] United States K002618087 Yes
Pollard, H.M. [s.n.] United States K002618094 Yes
Parish, S.B.; Parish, W.F. [1054] United States K002618093 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