Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex leptonervia (Fernald) Fernald

First published in Rhodora 16: 214 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rolland-Germain, F. [70073] Canada K002619002 Yes
Rouleau, J.A.E. [59] Canada K002618995 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [4812] Canada K002618997 Yes
s.coll. [29314] Canada K002619001 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [8178] United States K002619010 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Smith, L.B. [25580] Canada K002618998 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Griscom, L.; Mackenzie, K.K. [25578] Canada K002618999 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002619008 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; St. John, H. [10974] Canada K002619003 Yes
Marie-Victorin, J.L.C.; Rolland-Germain, L. (Fr.) [25224] Canada K002619000 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Bartram, E.B.; Darlington, H.T. [4929] Canada K002619004 Yes
Rouleau, J.A.E. [603] Canada K002618996 Yes
Bush, B.F. [607] United States K002619007 Yes
Greenman, J.M. [166] United States K002619006 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [146] United States K002619005 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