Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex albonigra Mack.

First published in P.A.Rydberg, Fl. Rocky Mts.: 137 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic America to W. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Northwest Territories, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon

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?
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002561665 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002561664 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001734997 Yes
Wolfe, J. [1045] United States K002561672 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [4048] United States K002561667 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Mackay, K.T. [32688] Canada K002561661 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002561673 Yes
Taylor, R.L.; Calder, J.A.; Ferguson, D.H. [3557] Canada K002561662 Yes
Parry, C.C. [387] United States K002561668 Yes
[Hornemann (Prof.)] [s.n.] K002561670 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O.; Ferguson, J.M. [15181] Canada K002561660 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002561663 Yes
Gray [588] K002561669 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [3354] United States K002561666 Yes
{Lyall} [s.n.] K002561671 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Parmelee, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [19754] Canada K002561659 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