Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex spectabilis Dewey

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 248 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Russian Far East, Subarctic America to W. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, California, Idaho, Kamchatka, Magadan, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon

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?
Jan 1, 1981 Tolmie, W.F. [s.n.] United States K001079017 Type Yes
Apr 24, 1902 Drummond [s.n.] Canada K001617196 Yes
Smith, H.W. [2245] United States K002561556 Yes
Turesson, G.; Alm, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002561553 Yes
Allen, O.D. [170] United States K002561557 Yes
Macoun, J. [16518] Canada K002561526 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002561533 Yes
Toulmie, W.F. [s.n.] United States K001079015 Type Yes
Macoun, J.M. [43] Canada K002561531 Yes
Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K002561551 Yes
Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K002561547 Yes
Tracy, J.P. [14663] United States K002561538 Yes
McCracken, M.I. [s.n.] United States K002561554 Yes
Macoun, J. [7] Canada K002561525 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Canada K002561535 Yes
Thompson, J.M. [5285] United States K002561540 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [322] Canada K002561534 Yes
Petersen, H.; Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K002561550 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [325] Canada K002561544 Yes
Raven, P.H. [s.n.] United States K002561555 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002561527 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K002561528 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [1648] United States K002561520 No
Moir, T.R.G. [326] Canada K002561530 Yes
Macoun, J. [64158] Canada K002561532 Yes
Suksdorf, W.N. [815] United States K002561539 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [1413] United States K002561523 Yes
Macoun, J. [64160] Canada K002561537 Yes
Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K002561548 Yes
Hutchison, P.C. [931] United States K002561543 Yes
Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K002561545 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K001734993 No
Scouler, C. [s.n.] United States K001079016 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thompson, J.W. [7558] United States K002561552 Yes
Marsh, V.L.; Barkley, F.A. [1716] United States K002561522 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [1270] United States K002561542 Yes
Barkley, F.A. [1716] United States K002561521 Yes
Macoun, J. [43C] Canada K002561524 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Canada K002561549 Yes
Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K002561546 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] Canada K002561536 No
Thompson, J.W. [5285] United States K002561541 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [7248] United States K002561519 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Parmelee, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [19877] Canada K002561529 Yes
Hultén, E. [737] Russia Carex tolmiei K002218400 Yes
Apr 23, 1902 Brewer, W.H. [2076] United States Carex invisa K001617195 Yes
[E. Besáii] [19] Russia Carex tolmiei var. nigella K002218401 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