Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex alopecoidea Tuck.

First published in Enum. Meth. Caric.: 18 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Canada to N. & E. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hermann, F.J. [7463] United States K002099268 No
Bailey, L.H. [s.n.] United States K002099270 No
Sartwell, H.P. [19] United States K000907755 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brainerd, E. [s.n.] United States K002099273 No
Marie-Victorin, F.; Rolland-Germain, F.; Raymond, M.; Kucyniak, J.; Champagne, A. [s.n.] Canada K002099265 No
{Maclagan, Dr.} [s.n.] United States K002099266 No
Sartwell, H.P.; Cooley [74] United States K002099271 No
Olney, S.T.; Sartwell, H.P.; Hart Wright, S. [s.n.] United States K002099275 No
Boott, F.; Cooley [s.n.] United States K002099272 No
Short; Maclagan [s.n.] United States K002099278 No
Scoggan, H.J. [11101] Canada K002099264 No
Sartwell, H.P. [19] United States K002099276 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K000907756 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sartwell, H.P.; Cooley [74] United States K002099269 No
Sartwell, H.P.; Cooley [74] United States K002099274 No
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002099277 No
Raymond, M.; Kucyniak, J. [26] Canada K002099263 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002099279 No
Maclagan, P.W. [485] United States K002099267 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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