Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex specifica L.H.Bailey

First published in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 21 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Nevada

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 14, 1903 Brewer, W.H. [1977] United States K000907778 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 14, 1903 Brewer, W.H. [2178] United States K000907779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cusack [s.n.] United States K002615850 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [107] United States K002615852 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [1774] United States K002615848 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3804] United States K002615854 Yes
Macoun, J. [64025] Canada K002615845 Yes
Macoun [25531] Canada K002615844 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [2079] United States K002615847 Yes
Macoun [25537] Canada K002615843 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A.; Z.H.B. [s.n.] United States K002615856 Yes
Congdon, J.W. [s.n.] United States K002615855 Yes
{Breuer} [3] United States K002615857 Yes
Macoun, J. [53868] Canada K002615846 Yes
Brewer, W.H. [1977] United States K002615849 Yes
Pollard, H.M. [156] United States K002615858 Yes
Wolfe, J. [1030-1] United States K002615851 Yes
Rose, L.S. [37626] United States K002615853 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 2026. 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 2026. 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