Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex squarrosa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 973 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 10, 1902 Torrey [s.n.] United States K002563541 Yes
Apr 10, 1902 Drummond [s.n.] United States K001617164 Yes
Apr 10, 1902 [W.D.] [s.n.] United States K001617165 Yes
Radford, A.E. [43050] United States K002563572 Yes
Drummond [2] United States K002563542 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002563569 Yes
Knieskern, P.D. [5] United States K002563552 Yes
Carey [1] United States K002563549 Yes
Torrey [1] United States K002563545 Yes
Maclagan, P.W. [477] K001735478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002563535 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002563531 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002563562 Yes
Bush, B.F. [364] United States K002563527 Yes
Townsend, D. [3P] United States K002563546 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1733] Canada K002563525 Yes
T.M. [s.n.] United States K002563567 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001735479 Yes
Lea, T.G. [30] United States K002563532 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002563534 Yes
Dewey [6] United States K001735482 Yes
Blake, S.F. [10599] United States K002563539 Yes
Barratt [s.n.] United States K002563530 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002563571 Yes
Barbour, W.C. [355a] United States K002563559 Yes
[W.S.S.] [4] United States K002563551 Yes
[W. Suella] [581] United States K002563554 Yes
Short, C.W. [3] United States K002563544 Yes
French, G.H. [3323] United States K002563566 Yes
[E. E] [s.n.] K001735481 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K001735480 Yes
Lesquereux [s.n.] United States K002563536 Yes
McGregor, R.L. [15822] United States K002563555 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K001735483 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K002563561 Yes
Canby, Wm.M. [s.n.] United States K002563538 Yes
Butler, T. [s.n.] Canada K002563524 Yes
Bush, B.F. [692] United States K002563556 Yes
Eggert, H. [s.n.] United States K002563558 Yes
Carey [s.n.] United States K002563553 Yes
Dore, W.G. [1653] United States K002563557 Yes
[WD] [s.n.] United States K002563529 Yes
[illegible] [225] United States K002563568 Yes
Rugel [s.n.] United States K002563528 Yes
[Marais] [illegible] [258] United States K002563564 Yes
Frank, B. [s.n.] United States K002563574 Yes
Torrey [2] United States K002563547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002563533 Yes
Scott, W. [s.n.] Canada K002563526 Yes
Riehl, N. [s.n.] United States K002563563 Yes
Frank, B. [s.n.] United States K002563573 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [9443] United States K002563570 Yes
Peter, R. [773] United States K002563560 Yes
s.coll. [65] United States K002563565 Yes
Short, C.W. [1] United States K002563550 Yes
Moses [s.n.] United States K002563537 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [6880] United States K002563540 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images