Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex umbellata Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 290 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to N. & E. U.S.A., Greenland. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Greenland, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Dominican Republic

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • 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.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.
  • Vanderhorst, J.P. & al. (2013). Noteworthy collections West Virginia. Castanea 78: 134-136.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [2633] Canada K002617692 Yes
Canby, W.M. [s.n.] United States K002617728 Yes
McCalla, W.C. [2352] Canada K002617682 No
Carey, J. [3] K002617729 Yes
Wheeler, G.A. [10444] United States K002617712 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002617701 Yes
Dewey [3] United States K002617708 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Chamberlain, E.B. [s.n.] United States K002617737 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [4] United States K002617709 Yes
[Dewey] [s.n.] United States K002617696 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [8434] United States K002617725 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002617702 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; Abbe, E.C. [14117] United States K002617738 Yes
Garton, C.E. [6160] Canada K002617671 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002617724 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [s.n.] United States K002617697 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] K002617695 Yes
Schwein. [121] K001733965 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617717 Yes
Marie-Victorin, J.L.C.; Rolland-Germain, L. (Fr.) [28108] Canada K002617687 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002617710 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617713 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002617734 Yes
Knieskern, P.D. [1] United States K002617732 Yes
Kral, R. [s.n.] United States K002617694 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617681 Yes
Louis-Marie (Père) [s.n.] Canada K002617690 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [4696] Canada K002617686 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617675 Yes
Dewey [3] K002617711 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001733966 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002617736 Yes
Louis-Marie (Père) [129] Canada K002617691 Yes
Dewey [s.n.] K002617700 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617715 Yes
Greene, B.D. [s.n.] K002617722 Yes
Rosendahl, C.O. [2023] Canada K002617677 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Bartram, E.B.; Darlington, H.T. [4906] Canada K002617688 Yes
Babcock, H.H. [s.n.] United States K002617726 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002617705 Yes
John Richardson (Sir) [s.n.] United States K002617723 No
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002617699 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002617679 Yes
Cinq-Mars, L. [s.n.] Canada K002617673 Yes
Schweitz [s.n.] K002617719 Yes
Raymond, M.; Cinq-Mars, L. [s.n.] Canada K002617672 Yes
Macoun [1755] Canada K002617676 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [4482] United States K002617703 Yes
[Riehl.] [s.n.] United States K002617714 Yes
[Tuckerman] [1] United States K002617707 Yes
Raymond, M.; Cinq-Mars, L. [s.n.] Canada K002617683 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] K001733964 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002617716 Yes
[R. Olney] [2] K002617730 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1754] Canada K002617674 Yes
s.coll. [[292]] K002617733 Yes
Raymond, M.; Cinq-Mars, L. [s.n.] Canada K002617685 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002617735 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617678 Yes
s.coll. [4] United States K002617731 Yes
[W.B.] [s.n.] United States K002617721 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002617720 Yes
Weatherby, C.A.; Upham, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002617727 Yes
Blake, J. [s.n.] United States K002617706 Yes
[R.D.] [s.n.] K002617698 Yes
[John Richardson] [s.n.] Canada K002617689 Yes
Richardson, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617680 Yes
Scouler [s.n.] United States K001733963 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [30] United States K002617704 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Cody, W.J.; Gillett, J.M. [859] Canada K002617684 Yes
Engelmann [s.n.] United States K002617718 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