Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex petasata Dewey

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 246 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alaska to W. U.S.A. and N. Central New Mexico. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territories, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 28, 1899 Drummond, T. [1] Canada K000907774 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 28, 1899 Dewey, C. [2] Canada K000907775 Unknown Type Material Yes
Calder, J.A.; Parmelee, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [17370] Canada K002615828 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6725] United States K002615840 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [s.n.] United States K002615839 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [240] Canada K002615825 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Gillett, J.M. [256[3]5] Canada K002615829 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [307] Canada K002615824 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [s.n.] United States K002615834 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [1133] United States K002615838 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [s.n.] United States K002615835 Yes
Taylor, R.L.; Ferguson, D.H. [2031] Canada K002615827 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Kukkonen, I.T.K. [27995] Canada K002615832 Yes
Macbride, J.F.; Payson, E.B. [3778] United States K002615837 Yes
Douglas A.E. [57] Canada K000907777 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun, J. [44] Canada K002615830 Yes
Peek, M.E. [14096] United States K002615833 Yes
Macbride, J.F.; Payson, E.B. [2882] United States K002615836 Yes
Macoun, J. [64016] Canada K002615823 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [438] Canada K002615826 Yes
Scouler, J. [1] Canada K000907776 Type Yes
Macoun, J.M. [[18]] Canada K002615831 Yes
Nelson, A. [7936] United States K002615841 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [1353] United States K002615842 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 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