Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex picta Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 184 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indiana to Louisiana. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee

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?
Dec 5, 1902 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000907884 Type Yes
Dec 5, 1901 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000907885 Type Yes
Peters [s.n.] United States K002617994 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617990 Yes
Peters; Gray (Dr); Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002617996 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617989 Yes
Peters [s.n.] United States K002617991 Yes
Kriebel, R.M.; Owens, T.J. [s.n.] United States K002617999 Yes
Kriebel, R.M.; Owens, T.J. [s.n.] United States K002618000 Yes
Gray, A.; Brott, F. [s.n.] United States K002617995 Yes
Peters, J.S. [s.n.] United States K002617993 Yes
Peters; Gray; Boott, F. [1] United States K002617997 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002617992 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [9051] United States K002617998 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