Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph.Wood

First published in Class-book Bot.: 750 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to N. & CE. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, British Columbia, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic 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?
Tuckerman, E. (Jr.) [s.n.] United States K002099079 Yes
[Jefferson Coy]; Crawe [s.n.] United States K001733114 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001732368 No
Cratty, R.I. [s.n.] United States K002099084 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [528] United States K002099086 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [4935] Canada K002099074 Yes
{Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K001732365 No
Breitung, A.J. [s.n.] Canada K002099075 Yes
[R. J.] [s.n.] United States K001732372 Yes
Allen, M.W. [X18480] United States K001609840 Yes
Allen, M.W. [X18480] United States K001609812 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K001733113 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F.; Rolland-Germain; Rouleau, J.A.E.; Raymond, M. [1008] Canada K002099076 Yes
Leal, J.E. (Mrs) [s.n.] United States K001732369 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002099083 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] United States K002099082 Yes
{Sullivant} [s.n.] United States K002099081 Yes
Tuckerman, E. (Jr.) [s.n.] United States K001732373 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] United States K001732367 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002099080 Yes
Sullivant, W.S.; J.C. [s.n.] United States K001732371 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K001732370 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002099085 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [9440] United States K002099078 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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