Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex cryptolepis Mack.

First published in Torreya 14: 157 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to N. Central & NE. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Québec, Rhode I., Vermont, Wisconsin

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Crins, W.J. & Ball, P.W. (1989). Taxonomy of the Carex flava complex (Cyperaceae) in North America and northern Eurasia. II. Taxonomic treatment. Canadian Journal of Botany 67: 1048-1065.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bazuin, C.W. [1653] United States K002560240 Yes
Hanes, C.R. [2890] United States K002560242 Yes
Bazuin, C.W. [4070½] United States K002560245 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [s.n.] United States K002560238 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [s.n.] United States K002560236 Yes
Rousseau, J. [35276] Canada K002560231 Yes
Deam, C.C. [59737] United States K002560246 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [97] Canada K002560228 Yes
Hanes, C.R. [2900] United States K002560241 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [s.n.] United States K002560233 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [s.n.] United States K002560235 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [98] Canada K002560229 Yes
Bazuin, C.W. [1741] United States K002560244 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [s.n.] United States K002560234 Yes
Svenson, H.K. [s.n.] United States K002560237 Yes
Bazuin, C.W. [1222] United States K002560239 Yes
Raymond, M.; Kucyniak, J. [s.n.] Canada K002560232 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Breitung, A.J. [8593] Canada K002560230 Yes
Bazuin, C.W. [1723] United States K002560243 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/

  • 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 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