Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex tenax Chapm. ex Dewey

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 19: 254 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Texas. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic 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?
Jul 13, 1903 Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K000907892 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eyles, D.E. [7193] United States K002618085 Yes
Chapman; Carey [s.n.] United States K002618079 Yes
Lemann (Dr) [s.n.] United States K002618077 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States K002618076 Yes
LeConte, J.E.; Torrey [s.n.] United States K002618075 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002618074 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States K002618081 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K002618078 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States K002618083 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6385] United States K002618084 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002618080 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K002618082 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