Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex ultra L.H.Bailey

First published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 83 (1887)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arizona to New Mexico and NW. Mexico. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Rink, G. & Licher, M. (2015). Cyperaceae. Sedge family. Part 1: Family description, key to the genera, and Carex L.. Canotia 11: 1-97. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Carex spissa var. spissa.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Carex spissa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rink, G. & Licher, M. (2015). Cyperaceae. Sedge family. Part 1: Family description, key to the genera, and Carex L.. Canotia 11: 1-97. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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