Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex debilis

Carex debilis var. rudgei L.H.Bailey

First published in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 34 (1889)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is E. 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, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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?
Macun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002619824 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002619826 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002619827 Yes
Sartwell, H.P.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002619823 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] K002619825 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [s.n.] United States Carex allegheniensis K002619842 Yes
Faxon, C., E. [24] United States Carex flexuosa K000907968 Type Yes
[Batimane] [91] United States Carex flexuosa K002619831 Yes
Raymond, M.; Marie-Victorin, J.L.C.; Rolland-Germain, L. (Fr.). [1318] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619840 Yes
Eggleston, W.W. [2856] United States Carex flexuosa K002619829 Yes
[Schwimite] [s.n.] United States Carex flexuosa K002619832 Yes
Churchill, J.R. [s.n.] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619839 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [122] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619833 Yes
Rolland-Germain [29 317 ] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619837 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Musgrave; Humber [s.n.] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619841 Yes
[Fr. V. C.] [s.n.] United States Carex flexuosa K002619830 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619838 Yes
Macoun, J. [10664] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619835 Yes
Boeck; Munro, W. [371] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619836 Yes
Fernlad, M.L.; St. John, H. [7102] Canada Carex flexuosa K002619834 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [867] United States Carex flexuosa K002619828 Yes

Sources

  • 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