Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex praegracilis W.Boott

First published in Bot. Gaz. 9: 87 (1884)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alaska to Guatemala. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Alexander, A.M.; Kellogg, L. [978] United States K002098110 Yes
Macoun (Prof.) [1692] Canada K002098088 Yes
Howell, J.T. [23295] United States K002098112 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K002098097 Yes
Peck, M.E. [15400] United States K002098107 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [54] Canada K002098140 No
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002098143 No
Bourgeau, E. [1] Canada K000907693 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hermann, F.J. [7763] United States K002098106 Yes
Drummond [[1]] Canada K002098134 No
Coulter, T. [805] United States K000907695 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun, J. [[10]] Canada K002098077 Yes
Eastwood, A.; Howell, J.T. [[3]481] United States K002098109 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K000907712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peck, M.E. [15277] United States K002098139 No
Macoun, J.M. [7441] Canada K000907702 Unknown Type Material Yes
Howell, J.T. [s.n.] United States K002098142 No
Macoun [20339] Canada K002098080 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K000907714 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nelson, A. [7701] United States K002098102 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3802] United States K000907698 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heller, A.A. [8072] United States K002098103 Yes
Macoun, J. [10] Canada K002098076 Yes
Suksdorf, W.N. [s.n.] United States K002098100 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [75] United States K002098093 Yes
Wolfe, J. [1011] United States K001732070 No
Graham, E.H. [9135] United States K002098108 Yes
Fendler, A. [881] United States K002098094 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002098092 Yes
Howell, J.T. [22043] United States K002098111 Yes
Bolander, H.N. [4550] United States K002098130 No
Howell, J.T. [29743] United States K002098115 Yes
Bolander, H.N. [4549] United States K002098131 No
Howell, J.T. [47570] United States K002098118 No
s.coll. [[2]] Canada K002098095 Yes
Macoun, J.M. [20] Canada K002098078 Yes
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [712] United States K002098133 No
Boott, F. [s.n.] Canada K002098084 Yes
Abrams, L. [3239] United States K002098135 No
Macoun, J.M. [13479] United States K000907699 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun, J.M. [13485] Canada K000907700 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun [25516] Canada K002098081 Yes
Nuttall [[3]] United States K002098137 No
Baker, C.F. [235] United States K000907713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vasey, G. [585] Canada K001732067 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K000907711 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun, J.M. [25482] Canada K000907697 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vasey, G. [595] Canada K001732068 Yes
Pykälä, J.; Norris, D.H. [1227] United States K002098091 Yes
s.coll. [[11]] Canada K002098083 Yes
Fendler [881] United States K002098096 Yes
Arsène, F. [s.n.] Mexico K002564856 Yes
Taylor, R.L.; Ferguson, D.H. [1539] Canada K002098090 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [11011] Canada K002098082 Yes
Nuttall, L.W. [1] United States K000907694 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K002098087 Yes
[N. Ticker] [[2]] Canada K002098136 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K002098079 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] United States K000907705 Unknown Type Material Yes
Menzies [54] Canada K002098085 Yes
Wolfe, J. [1007] United States K002098098 Yes
Scouler, J. [s.n.] United States K000907703 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Macoun, J.; L. H. Bailey, Jr.} [s.n.] Canada K002098075 Yes
Palmer, E. [184] Mexico K002564854 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [3400] United States K002098113 Yes
Hall, H.M.; Chandler, H.P. [693] United States K002098104 Yes
Wolfe, J. [1010] United States K001732071 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002098141 No
Macoun, J.M. [25483] Canada K000907701 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser, S.V. [33] United States K002098114 Yes
Palmer, E. [96] Mexico K002564855 Yes
McCalla, W.C. [2344] Canada K002098073 Yes
Bolander, H.N. [s.n.] United States K002098132 No
Baker, C.F. [662] United States K002098099 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002564857 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002098086 Yes
Nuttall [20] Canada K002098072 Yes
Coulter, T. [805] United States K000907696 Type Yes
Clader, J.A.; Parmelee, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [17782] Canada K002098089 Yes
Scouler, J. [1] United States K000907704 Unknown Type Material Yes
Howell, J.T.; Bailey, L.H. [s.n.] United States K002098101 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K002098138 No
Sartwell [[00]12] United States K002098074 Yes
Peck, M.E. [14200] United States K002098105 Yes
Wolfe, J. [1011] United States K001732069 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0