Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex sagei Phil.

First published in Anales Univ. Chile 93: 494 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central & S. Chile to W. Falkland Islands. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Falkland Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Carex fuscula var. fuscula.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Carex fuscula.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Broughton, D.A. & McAdam, J.H. (2005). A checklist of the native vascular flora of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): New information on the species present, their ecology, status and distribution. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132: 115-148.
  • Wheeler, G.A. (2007). Carex sagei (Cyperaceae), the correct name for C. barrosii. Darwiniana 45: 231-235.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [24612] Argentina K002800787 Yes
Moore, D.M. [995] Chile K002800783 Yes
Lewis, R. [RL1821] Falkland Islands K000862071 Yes
s.coll. [755] Chile K002800786 Yes
Sechler, W.; J.B. [755] Chile K002800785 Yes
s.coll. [16121] Chile K002800784 Yes
Upson, R. [RU118] Falkland Islands K000676502 Yes
Donat, A. [476] Chile K002800782 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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