Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex retrorsa Schwein.

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 71 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to N. & W. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • 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.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 6, 1903 Drummond [124] United States K002564143 Yes
Oct 6, 1903 Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [567] United States K001790077 Yes
Oct 6, 1903 Douglas [290] United States K001790076 Yes
Oct 6, 1903 J.B. [s.n.] United States K002564165 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001790075 Yes
Dr. Richardson [s.n.] Canada K001617163 No
Wrights, S.H. [s.n.] United States K001079130 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [774] United States K002564144 Yes
Wrights, S.H. [s.n.] United States K001079129 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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