Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 220 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Germany

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.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Boott, F. [3] United States K002098517 Yes
[Variorum] [s.n.] United States K002098611 Yes
James, J.F. [3216] United States K002098484 Yes
s.coll. [4] United States K002098504 Yes
Hale [s.n.] United States K002098532 Yes
Vasey [s.n.] United States K002098497 Yes
Mead, S.B. [1] United States K002098493 Yes
Hale [3] United States K002098509 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [865] United States K002098627 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002098531 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002098542 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098537 Yes
Drummond [4] United States K002098510 Yes
Mead [s.n.] United States K002098495 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [43] United States K002098549 Yes
R.D. [s.n.] United States K002098496 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Frye, C. [23706] United States K002098599 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098544 Yes
Sartwell [2] United States K002098508 Yes
s.coll. [2] United States K002098516 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098523 Yes
Mead, S.B. [s.n.] United States K002098524 Yes
Olney [2] United States K002098501 Yes
Wetzstein, A.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] United States K002098513 Yes
Macoun [1638] Canada K002098474 Yes
Tuckerman [s.n.] United States K002098491 Yes
Hale [6] United States K002098511 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K002098492 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [73] United States K002098625 Yes
[Moder] [s.n.] United States K002098614 Yes
Churchill, J.R. [s.n.] United States K002098622 Yes
Blake, S.F. [10836] United States K002098624 Yes
Drummond [1831] K002098620 Yes
Wadmond, S.C. [2897] United States K002098515 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002098477 Yes
s.coll. [4] United States K002098490 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002098535 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002098615 Yes
s.coll. [1] United States K002098507 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098482 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002098488 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6794] United States K002098550 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098541 Yes
Sartwell [s.n.] United States K002098540 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F.; Rouleau, J.A.E.; Raymond, M. [1937] Canada K002098479 Yes
s.coll. [5] United States K002098505 Yes
Schlottmann [2] United States K002098521 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [22] United States K002098608 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098538 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1034] United States K002098548 Yes
Tuckerman, E. [s.n.] United States K001732328 Yes
Cusack [s.n.] United States K002098613 Yes
James, J.F. [3216] United States K002098612 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002098547 Yes
French, G.H.; Ball, J. [s.n.] United States K002098609 Yes
R.D. [s.n.] United States K002098494 Yes
Carey, J.; Boott, F. [s.n.] Canada K002098487 Yes
[Sellarwith] [s.n.] United States K002098606 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098528 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098503 Yes
Krivda, W. [s.n.] Canada K002098480 Yes
Maclagan, P.W. [401] United States K001732094 Yes
Trin [s.n.] United States K002098610 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001732095 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9408] United States K002098616 Yes
Short [2] United States K002098519 Yes
Hale [s.n.] United States K002098536 Yes
Anderson, R. [8] United States K002098602 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098527 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K002098512 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] Canada K002098486 Yes
Greenman, J.M.; {O. E. Lansing, Jr}.; Dixon, R.A. [164] United States K002098554 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002098605 Yes
Griffith, R.E.; Prior, A. [205] United States K002098483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098502 Yes
Short, C.W. [29] United States K002098553 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [864] United States K002098626 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [9493] United States K002098481 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [21] United States K002098489 Yes
{Dr. Maclagan} [s.n.] United States K002098530 Yes
Parker, C.S.; J.B. [s.n.] United States K002098621 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K002098603 Yes
Kneucker, A. [309] United States K002098475 Yes
Chase, V.H. [s.n.] United States K002098514 Yes
Bush, B.F. [705] United States K002098546 Yes
Frank, B.; Hochstett [s.n.] United States K002098618 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098539 Yes
Leavenworth [s.n.] United States K001732096 Yes
Radford, A.E. [43251] United States K002098600 Yes
s.coll. [6] United States K002098506 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098526 Yes
Leavenworth, M.C. [s.n.] United States K001732098 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002098478 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [81412] United States K002098601 Yes
s.coll. [38] United States K002098545 Yes
Riehl; Hampinann [394] United States K002098619 Yes
Sullivant [s.n.] United States K002098534 Yes
Hall, E. [732] United States K002098604 Yes
Short [s.n.] United States K002098543 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [73] Canada K002098485 Yes
Townsend, D. [s.n.] United States K002098518 Yes
Leavenworth [s.n.] United States K001732097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001732093 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [21] United States K002098607 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1063] United States K002098623 Yes
Short, C.W.; [Frank] [s.n.] United States K002098533 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002098476 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 2025. 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 2025. 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