Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex amplifolia Boott

First published in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 228 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Canada to W. U.S.A., New Mexico. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • 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?
Sep 2, 1903 Douglas, D. [s.n.] Canada K001079006 Type Yes
Allen, O.D. [174] United States K002561040 No
Spencer, M.F. [1588] United States K002561036 No
Boott, F. [s.n.] Canada K002561031 No
Rose, L.S. [s.n.] United States K002561045 No
Jussel, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002561047 No
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [761] United States K002561037 No
Henderson, L.F.; Bailey, L.H. [s.n.] United States K002561033 No
Douglas, D. [s.n.] Canada K001079005 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pykälä, J.; Norris, D.H. [1015] United States K002561050 No
Thomson, J.W. [12455] United States K002561046 No
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K001067604 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cusick, W.C. [1192] United States K002561034 No
Halse, R. [4059] United States K002561051 No
Macoun, J. [59] Canada K002561030 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [573] Canada K002561044 No
Geyer, C.A. [573] United States K002561048 No
Hall, H.M.; Chandler, H.P. [369] United States K002561049 No
Bollauder [s.n.] United States K002561042 No
Suksdorf, W. [384] United States K002561035 No
Smith, A.H. [s.n.] United States K001079008 Unknown Type Material Yes
Olney, S.T. [s.n.] United States K002561041 No
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002561043 No
Cusick, W.C. [2579] United States K002561038 No

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 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