Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex elynoides Holm

First published in Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 9: 356 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming

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.
  • Rink, G. & Licher, M. (2015). Cyperaceae. Sedge family. Part 1: Family description, key to the genera, and Carex L.. Canotia 11: 1-97. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rink, G. & Licher, M. (2015). Cyperaceae. Sedge family. Part 1: Family description, key to the genera, and Carex L.. Canotia 11: 1-97. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 6, 1901 Wolfe, J. [1001] United States K000907826 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 6, 1901 Holm, H.T. [8] United States K000907827 Unknown Type Material Yes
Weber, W.A.; Rollins, R.C. [7144] United States K002617088 Yes
{Chamisso} [s.n.] United States K002617085 Yes
Baker, C.F. [230] United States K002617084 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617089 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617086 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617087 Yes
Nelson, A. [7893] United States K002617083 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