Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex sartwellii Dewey

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43: 90 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to N. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Recorded in error in:

Maryland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cody, W.J., Bennett, B.A. & Caswell, P. (2005). New records of vascular plants in the Yukon territory VII. Canadian Field-Naturalist 119: 417-436.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cody, W.J., Bennett, B.A. & Caswell, P. (2005). New records of vascular plants in the Yukon territory VII. Canadian Field-Naturalist 119: 417-436.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bourgeau [[2]] Canada K002098151 No
Sarthwell, H.P. [2] United States K000907710 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vasey [s.n.] United States K002098158 No
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K001731020 No
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002098152 No
Vasey; Sartwell, H.P. [71] United States K002098161 No
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K002098144 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002098155 No
Dewey [3] United States K002098159 No
Dewey, C. [1] United States K000907708 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vasey [[1]] United States K002098160 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002098153 No
Vasey [s.n.] United States K002098166 No
Scoggan, H.J. [8997] Canada K002098149 No
Macoun, J.M. [s.n.] Canada K002098147 No
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K002098169 No
Richardson (Dr.) [[1]] Canada K002098150 No
Sartwell [12 ] United States K002098162 No
Macoun [13505] Canada K001732072 No
[Wickström]; Lehma [s.n.] United States K002098157 No
Sarthwell, H.P. [3] United States K000907706 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun [13506] Canada K001732073 No
Wheeler, G.A. [10572] United States K002098171 No
Hall, C.C.; Harbour, J., P. [594] United States K000907707 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jones, M.E. [s.n.] United States K002098167 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002098156 No
Vasey [s.n.] United States K002098164 No
Vasey, G. [2] United States K002098163 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K002098146 No
Wadmond, S.C. [3028] United States K002098165 No
Sarthwell, H.P. [12] United States K000907709 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K002098154 No
Richardson [35] United States K002098170 No
Macoun [1651] Canada K002098145 No
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002098168 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K002098148 No

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