Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex rossii Boott

First published in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 222 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alaska to W. & N. U.S.A. and Mexico (N. Baja California). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rebman, J.P., Gibson, J. & Rich, K. (2016). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 45: 1-352.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 21, 1998 Hall, C.C.; Harbour, J., P. [620] United States K000907847 Lectotype Yes
Feb 21, 1998 Drummond, T.? [s.n.] United States K000907846 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Drummond, T. [1] United States K000907848 Unknown Type Material Yes
Patterson, H.N. [150] United States K002617634 Yes
Tracy, J.P. [18295] United States K002617655 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617640 Yes
Howell, J.T. [s.n.] United States K002617662 Yes
Rose, L.S. [s.n.] United States K002617643 Yes
Toney [6] United States K002617650 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] K002617628 Yes
Macoun, J. [64055] Canada K002617608 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1722] Canada K002617607 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [5389] United States K002617656 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6361] United States K002617658 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [150] United States K002617623 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Billard, L.G. [3791] Canada K002617622 Yes
[T. B] [s.n.] United States K002617626 Yes
Macoun, J. [53860] Canada K002617613 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002617653 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617615 Yes
Macbride, J.F.; Payson, E.B. [3027] United States K002617660 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617641 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617610 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [841] United States K002617637 Yes
{Carey} [s.n.] United States K002617646 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617625 Yes
{Dewey} [1] United States K002617649 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617612 Yes
Tracy, J.P. [18296] United States K002617654 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [149] United States K002617624 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002617636 Yes
Macoun, J. [34] Canada K002617606 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617611 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [3312] United States K002617639 Yes
{Prescott} [225] United States K002617629 Yes
Cusick, W.C.; L. H. Bailey Jr. [s.n.] United States K002617659 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [[234]] United States K002617638 Yes
Leschke, H. [s.n.] United States K002617661 Yes
St. John, H.; Courtney, W.D.; Parker, C.S. [5264] United States K002617644 Yes
Fendler, A.; Boott, F. [889] United States K002617635 Yes
s.coll. [9] United States K002617651 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Parmelee, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [19825] Canada K002617620 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002617632 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Spicer, K.W. [11475] Canada K002617605 Yes
{Dewey} [2] United States K002617648 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002617609 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002617631 Yes
Macoun, J. [53861] Canada K002617614 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [11206] Canada K002617617 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002617647 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [8671] Canada K002617618 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [2978] Canada K002617616 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [7616] United States K002617652 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [6706] Canada K002617619 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [s.n.] United States K002617642 Yes
[Sr. Mow] [s.n.] United States K002617633 Yes
{Sartwell} [s.n.] United States K002617627 Yes
Taylor, R.L.; Ferguson, D.H. [657] Canada K002617621 Yes
[P V. St John]; [N. D. Curtney]; Parker, C.S. [5264] United States K002617645 Yes
Wolf, J. [1058] United States K002617630 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6761] United States K002617657 Yes
Howell, T.J. [s.n.] United States Carex brevipes K002617603 Yes
Peck, M.E. [14275] United States Carex brevipes K002617599 Yes
Rose, L. [s.n.] United States Carex brevipes K002617598 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [5351] United States Carex brevipes K002617604 Yes
Taylor, R.L.; Calder, J.A.; Ferguson, D.H. [3399] Canada Carex brevipes K002617597 Yes
Howell, T.J. [s.n.] United States Carex brevipes K002617602 Yes
Sharsmith, C.W. [4134] United States Carex brevipes K002617601 Yes
Sharsmith, C.W. [4134] United States Carex brevipes K002617600 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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