Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex shortiana Dewey & Torr.

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 30: 60 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ontario to N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arkansas, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

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.
  • 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.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 21, 1902 Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K001079009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 21, 1902 Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K001079011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 21, 1902 Short, C.W. [5] United States K001079010 Type Yes
Rothrock, J.T. [s.n.] United States K002561069 No
{Rugel} [s.n.] United States K002561063 No
Gray, A.; Carey, J. [s.n.] United States K002561075 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002561064 No
Engelmann [s.n.] United States K001734438 No
Geyer, C.A.; Mead, S.B. [s.n.] United States K002561052 No
James, J.F. [3320] United States K002561081 No
T.M. [s.n.] United States K002561060 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002561066 No
Bush, B.F. [568] United States K002561056 No
Kellerman, W.A. (Mrs.) [325] United States K002561070 No
Jones, G.N. [24276] United States K002561067 No
Letterman, G.W. [s.n.] United States K002561076 No
James, J.F. [3320] United States K002561059 No
Gray, A.; Carey, J. [2] United States K002561077 No
Mackenzie, K. [560] United States K002561057 No
Short, C.W.; Grayman [s.n.] United States K002561053 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002561054 No
{Sullivant} [3] United States K002561078 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002561073 No
Griffith, R.E. [217] United States K002561072 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002561071 No
Steyermark, J.A. [81503] United States K002561082 No
Riehl, N.; Kampmann [s.n.] United States K002561062 No
Frank, A.B. [[21C20]] United States K002561084 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002561055 No
Gray, A.; Carey, J. [s.n.] United States K002561065 No
Rothrock, J.T. [s.n.] United States K002561058 No
[F] [3320] United States K002561083 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002561079 No
Frank [s.n.] United States K002561061 No

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