Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. ex Lunell

First published in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 235 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to U.S.A., Mexico (Tamaulipas). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Extinct in:

Delaware

Introduced into:

Japan, Sweden

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Wallnöfer, B. & Essl, F. (2016). Overview on alien Carex species of section Cyperoideae (including Ovales) in Europe and the discovery of Carex scoparia in Austria. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, B 118: 115-127.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Macoun, J.M. [s.n.] Canada K002616088 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616117 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002616130 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9493] United States K002616145 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [2125] United States K002616148 Yes
Drummond [4] K002616204 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [2] United States K000907790 Syntype Yes
Townsend, D. [s.n.] United States K002616139 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002616103 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616155 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002616123 Yes
West, E. [4520] United States K002616181 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002616110 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1032] United States K002616174 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1036] United States K002616167 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002616082 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002616175 Yes
Boeck [106] United States K002616196 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [1631] United States K002616114 Yes
Sullivan, W.S. [2] United States K000907788 Type Yes
Maclagan (Dr) [s.n.] K002616183 Yes
Hall, E.; Bailey Jr, L.H. [s.n.] United States K002616132 Yes
Dewey [7] United States K002616201 Yes
Morong, T. [s.n.] United States K002616135 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [106] Canada K002616073 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616134 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002616111 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [3] United States K000907791 Type Yes
Dewey, C. [2] United States K000907793 Unknown Type Material Yes
Munro, W. [106] Canada K002616072 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [2143] United States K002616153 Yes
Carey [1] United States K002616198 Yes
Tuckerman, E. [s.n.] United States K002616095 Yes
Bush, B.F. [701] United States K002616109 Yes
s.coll. [5] K002616190 Yes
Macoun, J. [34] Canada K002616086 Yes
Morong, T. [s.n.] United States K002616136 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002616120 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1041] United States K002616166 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [1399] United States K002616149 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616185 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [9] United States K002616199 Yes
Bush, B.F. [718] United States K002616107 Yes
Greene [5] United States K002616099 Yes
{Schweinitz} [4] United States K002616097 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002616106 Yes
Tuckerman [2] United States K002616092 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002616187 Yes
Sim, J.R. [s.n.] United States K002616179 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [3] United States K002616096 Yes
s.coll. [1] United States K002616191 Yes
s.coll. [238] United States K002616128 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616170 Yes
Barratt [s.n.] United States K002616157 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [5746] United States K002616119 Yes
Dewey [4] K002616209 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002616081 Yes
Boeck [106] United States K002616197 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [503] United States K002616091 Yes
Carey, J.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002616090 Yes
Carey [1] United States K002616093 Yes
[illegible] [3329] United States K002616131 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616129 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002616121 Yes
Bush, B.F. [699] United States K002616104 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [2139] United States K002616152 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002616176 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [1372] United States K002616146 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [3329] United States K002616211 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [10219] United States K002616116 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] K002616158 Yes
Bush, B.F. [994] United States K002616173 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1122] United States K002616177 Yes
Crawe, I.B. [1] United States K000907792 Type Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002616124 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [8720] United States K002616115 Yes
{Olney} [76] United States K002616101 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [2045] United States K002616150 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616138 Yes
Howell, T. [s.n.] United States K002616140 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [554] United States K002616195 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002616143 Yes
s.coll. [2] United States K002616188 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [76] United States K002616102 Yes
Eggleston, W.W. [2507] United States K002616122 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616161 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002616142 Yes
Barratt [s.n.] United States K002616163 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002616126 Yes
Blake, J. [s.n.] United States K002616133 Yes
Robinson, B.L. [338a] United States K002616171 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.; Linder, D.H. [20307] Canada K002616079 Yes
Jesup, H.G. [s.n.] United States K002616094 Yes
{Douglas} [[63]] Canada K002616089 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1739] Canada K002616076 Yes
de Witt Miller, W. [634] United States K002616147 Yes
Paris [1] United States K002616184 Yes
Hall, E. [s.n.] United States K002616118 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [2083] United States K002616151 Yes
Hall, E. [s.n.] United States K002616084 Yes
Bailey Jr, L.H. [s.n.] United States K002616137 Yes
Dewey [1] United States K002616212 Yes
{b. Frank} [s.n.] United States K002616154 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002616193 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616194 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001733420 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [9] United States K002616200 Yes
Sullivant [5] United States K002616202 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K000907789 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [1327] United States K002616144 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002616085 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616180 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002616080 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1027] United States K002616165 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] Canada K002616074 Yes
Richardson (Dr) [3] K002616210 Yes
Hooker [3] K002616203 Yes
Bush, B.F. [697] United States K002616108 Yes
Tuckerman [3] United States K002616100 Yes
Torrey [2] United States K002616189 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002616208 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616182 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002616186 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002616141 Yes
Bush, B.F. [942] United States K002616178 Yes
Canby, W.M. [s.n.] United States K002616112 Yes
Tuckerman [5] United States K002616098 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] Canada K002616075 Yes
Barratt [s.n.] United States K002616160 Yes
Carey [2] United States K002616162 Yes
Barratt [s.n.] United States K002616159 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002616192 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002616125 Yes
Dewey [2] K002616213 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002616127 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1004] United States K002616164 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002616172 Yes
Boott, W.; Canby, W.M. [s.n.] United States K002616083 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