Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex sterilis Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 208 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is 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:

Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, 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:

  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Moir, T.R.G. [s.n.] Canada K002615059 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3326] United States K002615075 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3779] United States K002615074 Yes
James, J.F. [3327] United States K002615063 Yes
Macbride, J.F.; Payson, E. [3652] United States K002615071 Yes
Chase, V.H. [15201] United States K002615065 Yes
McCalla, W.C. [2350] Canada K002615073 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Long, B.H.; Gilbert, F.A.; Hotchkiss, N. [27597] Canada K002615057 Yes
Morong, T. [s.n.] United States K002615069 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [1380] Canada K002615061 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002615064 Yes
Chase, V.H. [15201] United States K002615066 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7311] United States K002615067 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [9426] United States K002615068 Yes
Moldenke, E.T.; Moldenke, H. [9808] United States K002615070 Yes
Rosendahl, C.O.; Brand, C. [[122]] Canada K002615060 Yes
Marie-Victorin; Rolland-Germain [24957] Canada K002615056 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [761] United States K002615072 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002615058 Yes
Williams, E.F.; Collins, J.F.; Fernald, M.L. [115] United States Carex elachycarpa K000907765 Unknown Type Material 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/

  • 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 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