Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex pensylvanica Lam.

First published in Encycl. 3: 388 (1792)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Canada to N. 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, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
O'Neill, H.O. [7235] United States K002617515 Yes
Macoun, J. [32] Canada K002617452 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [8671] United States K002617526 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617492 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002617483 No
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002617476 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617443 Yes
{Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K002617494 Yes
Raymond, M. [s.n.] Canada K002617458 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Anderson, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617502 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617529 Yes
Latham [s.n.] United States K002617514 Yes
[Hankfort] [s.n.] United States K002617482 Yes
Louis-Marine, P. [s.n.] Canada K002617454 Yes
Drummond; Townsend [s.n.] K002617523 Yes
s.coll. [372] United States K002617518 Yes
Geyer, C.A.; Boeck [333] Canada K002617453 Yes
[F. N. Pease] [s.n.] United States K002617527 Yes
Scott, W. [s.n.] Canada K002617446 No
Pease, A.S.; Fernald, M.L. [3196] United States K002617488 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Bell, C.R. [11166] United States K002617531 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] Canada K002617475 Yes
b. Frank [301] United States K002617532 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] Canada K002617442 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [73] United States K002617509 Yes
Malte, M.O. [107841] Canada K002617448 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002617516 Yes
[R B] [s.n.] United States K002617484 Yes
Townsend [s.n.] United States K002617474 Yes
Short, C.W. [34] United States K002617522 Yes
Suksdorf, W.N. [s.n.] United States K002617501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002617455 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1707] Canada K002617449 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [7518] United States K002617498 Yes
[Carey] [1] United States K002617507 Yes
[Dewey] [3] K002617504 Yes
Sartwell, H.P.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002617497 Yes
Miller, W.D. [866] United States K002617471 Yes
Scoggan, H.J.; Baldwin, W.K.W. [7022] Canada K002617467 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K002617479 Yes
{Lesquereux} [s.n.] United States K002617480 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [748] United States K002617525 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K002617517 Yes
Long, B.H.; Fernald, M.L. [12022] United States K002617470 Yes
s.coll. [162] United States K002617520 Yes
Marie-Victorin, J.L.C.; Rolland-Germain, L. (Fr.) [29157] Canada K002617462 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [10042] United States K002617524 Yes
Richardson (Dr) [s.n.] Canada K002617444 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K002617441 Yes
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr., H.A. [s.n.] United States K002617472 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [73] United States K002617508 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002617473 Yes
Wetzstein, A. [s.n.] United States K002617511 Yes
Rowland [s.n.] United States K002617486 No
Krotkov, P. [s.n.] Canada K002617447 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002617495 Yes
Raymond, M. [1166] Canada K002617450 Yes
Richardson; Boott, F. [s.n.] Canada K002617463 Yes
{Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K002617477 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002617460 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [804] United States K002617528 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002617519 Yes
Maclagan, P.W. [474] United States K002617485 Yes
Breitung, A.J.; Lloyd, H. [3900] Canada K002617464 Yes
Gray [s.n.] United States K002617510 Yes
Raymond, M.; Kucyniak, J. [1188] Canada K002617468 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] United States K002617478 No
Short, C.W. [374] United States K002617512 Yes
s.coll. [[32]] Canada K002617456 Yes
Churchill, J.R. [s.n.] United States K002617489 Yes
[R. Olney] [2] United States K002617506 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2689] United States K002617491 Yes
Richardson (Dr) [121] Canada K002617445 No
Macoun [1776] Canada K002617466 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A.; Thomson, T. [218] United States K002617490 Yes
{Geyer} [73] United States K002617487 Yes
Raymond, M. [127] Canada K002617459 Yes
Wadmond, S.C. [3002A] United States K002617500 Yes
s.coll. [1] United States K002617503 Yes
{Knieskern} [s.n.] United States K002617493 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002617496 Yes
Richardson [s.n.] Canada K002617457 No
Peter [s.n.] United States K002617513 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617451 Yes
Chase, V.H. [15052] United States K002617530 Yes
Lloyd, H.; Breitung, A.J. [3900] Canada K002617465 Yes
Boott, F.; Richardson [s.n.] Canada K002617461 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617481 Yes
[Boeck] [337] United States K002617499 Yes
b. Frank [223] United States K002617533 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [1080] United States K002617521 Yes
Torrey [4] K002617505 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