Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex flaccosperma Dewey

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 2: 245 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 2, 1903 Drummond, T. [438] United States K000907936 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1903 Drummond, T. [438] United States K000907935 Unknown Type Material Yes
Torrey; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002619449 Yes
Nelson, J.B. [18248] United States K002619440 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [12975] United States K002619447 Yes
{Hale} [s.n.] United States K002619458 Yes
Tharp, B.C. [43291] United States K002619455 Yes
Boott, F. [442] United States K002619451 Yes
Arkansas [s.n.] United States K002619448 Yes
Radford, A.E. [43111] United States K002619463 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002619443 Yes
Tuckerman; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002619462 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002619456 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002619457 Yes
{Hale} [s.n.] United States K002619459 Yes
{Hale} [s.n.] United States K002619452 Yes
Townsend; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002619461 Yes
{Leavenworth} [s.n.] United States K002619445 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6790] United States K002619453 Yes
Bryson, C.; Paige Gootlett, J. [19216] United States K002619438 Yes
Hall, E. [744] United States K002619460 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [10197] United States K002619446 Yes
{Drummond} [438] United States K002619450 Yes
Nelson, J.B. [18248] United States K002619441 Yes
{Drummond} [438] United States K002619444 Yes
{Drummond} [438] United States K002619454 Yes
Bryson, C.; Byrd, J.D.; Koger, C.H. [19192] United States K002619439 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 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