Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex alata Torr.

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 396 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Canada to 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, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, 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.
  • Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
  • 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?
Killip, E.P. [2316] United States K002616319 Yes
Chapman [3] United States K002616326 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616317 Yes
{Sartwell} [[5]] United States K002616327 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K001733427 Yes
{Drummond} [3] United States K002616330 Yes
Wright, C. [719] United States K002616322 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K001733428 Yes
Tuckerman (Miss) [2] United States K002616335 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616325 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002616337 Yes
Killip, E.P. [2316] United States K002616318 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States K001733429 Yes
Wright, C.; Gray [719] United States K002616328 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002616321 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002616324 Yes
Delisle [4] United States K002616333 Yes
Chapman; Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002616339 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002616329 Yes
{Bromfield} [s.n.] United States K002616338 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [1] United States K002616334 Yes
Chapman [2] United States K002616336 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [554] United States K002616323 Yes
de Witt Miller, W. [560] United States K002616320 Yes
Chapman [2] United States K002616332 Yes
Chapman; Carey [s.n.] United States K002616331 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