Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex glaucescens Elliott

First published in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 553 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Texas. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bush, B.F. [682] United States K002561136 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002561125 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002561138 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002561127 Yes
Radford, A.E. [37435] United States K002561105 Yes
Curtis, M.A.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002561101 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States K001734439 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002561098 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002561135 Yes
Langlois, A.B. [929] United States K002561123 Yes
Drummond, T. [420] United States K002561140 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002561128 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002561099 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K002561116 Yes
Ravenel, H.W. [408] United States K002561122 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [9285] United States K002561108 Yes
Chapman; Booth, F. [s.n.] United States K002561121 Yes
Curtis, M.A.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002561120 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4875] United States K002561134 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K002561115 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002561124 Yes
[Toney] [s.n.] United States K002561129 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [9183] United States K002561139 Yes
Harper, R.M. [418] United States K002561131 Yes
Smith, A.V. [472] United States K002561114 Yes
Wright [s.n.] United States K002561117 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002561107 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3249] United States K002561109 Yes
Harper, R.M. [563] United States K002561130 Yes
Harper, R.M. [450] United States K002561132 Yes
Curtis, M.A.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002561113 Yes
West, E. [s.n.] United States K002561137 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K002561111 Yes
Waller, F.R. [256] United States K002561104 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002561118 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002561126 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 2026. 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 2026. 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