Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex grayi J.Carey

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 4: 22 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species 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, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Netherlands

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • 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.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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.
  • Verloove, F. (2016). Adventieve en ingeburgerde zeggen (Carex, Cyperaceae) in België. Dumortiera 108: 22-29.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 23, 1903 Carey, J. [s.n.] United States K001079137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Calder, J.A. [2812] Canada K002564350 Yes
Louis, F.; Lalonde, M. [s.n.] Canada K002564343 Yes
Calder, J.A. [2812] Canada K002564349 Yes
Kneucker, A. [323] United Kingdom K002800823 Yes
[Sulliwan [s.n.] United States K002564356 Yes
Raymond, M. [s.n.] Canada K002564347 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002564357 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002564371 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002564370 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [9480] United States K002564360 Yes
Louis, F.; Lalonde, M. [s.n.] Canada K002564351 Yes
Combs, R.; Ball, C.R. [419] United States K002564381 Yes
{Gray; Sullivant} [s.n.] United States K002564353 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [28658] Canada K002564348 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002564374 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12086] United Kingdom K002800822 Yes
Bush, B.F. [720] United States K002564380 Yes
Bissell, C.H. [s.n.] United States K002564361 Yes
Sartwell, H.P.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United States K002564365 Yes
Drummond, T. [[437]] United States K002564376 Yes
F.V.C. [s.n.] United States K002564358 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [82681] United States K002564378 Yes
Macoun, J. [[9]] Canada K002564346 Yes
Rouleau, J.A.E. [1129] Canada K002564352 Yes
Munro, W. [447] Canada K002564345 Yes
Maclagan, P.W. [497] Canada K002564354 Yes
Wetzstein, A.; Kneucker, A. [45] United States K002564369 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7685] United States K002564359 Yes
Carley [s.n.] United States K002564355 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12086] United Kingdom K002800825 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1669] Canada K002564344 Yes
Radford, A.E. [43161] United States K002564379 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002564367 Yes
{Boott, F.; Barratt} [173] United States K002564364 Yes
Drummond, T. [437] United States K002564375 Yes
Hale, E. [s.n.] United States K002564372 Yes
T.B. [s.n.] United States K002564368 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7419] United States K002564366 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002564373 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1286] United Kingdom K002800824 Yes
{Sartwell, H.P.} [s.n.] United States K002564377 Yes
McGregor, R.L.; Lawrence [15808] United States K002564362 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002800821 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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