Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex gravida L.H.Bailey

First published in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 5 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Canada to N. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Delaware, Japan, Maryland, North Carolina

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 24, 1888 Bebb, M., S. [s.n.] United States K000907738 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 24, 1888 Sartwell, H.P. [75] United States K000907740 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bush, B.F. [943] United States K002098707 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [75] United States K002098706 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9765A] United States K002098716 Yes
Hooker; Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K002098710 Yes
Bush, B.F. [938] United States K002098709 Yes
Bebb, M., S. [s.n.] United States K000907739 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bush, B.F. [694] United States K002098712 Yes
Bush, B.F. [720] United States K002098713 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1005] United States K002098705 Yes
Russell, J.L. [65] United States K002098711 No
Bush, B.F. [991] United States K002098708 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9765] United States K002098715 Yes
Bush, B.F. [945] United States K002098704 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [3064] United States Carex lunelliana K002098717 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [227] United States Carex lunelliana K002098718 Yes
Fraser, S.V. [19] United States Carex lunelliana K002098719 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