Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex bermudiana Hemsl.
1491840 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1491840)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Hemsley, W. B. (1883). Bermuda plants in the Sloane Collection, British Museum. Journal of Botany, 21: 257-261, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35393292#page/269/mode/1up
page(s): 260 [details]
page(s): 260 [details]
Description Root-stock stout, short; culms rather stout, smooth, sharply 3-angled, nearly erect, 1 1/2º-2 1/2° tall. Leaves glabrous,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Bot. 21: 260. 1883 to J. Bot. 21: 260 (1883), information provided...
Description Root-stock stout, short; culms rather stout, smooth, sharply 3-angled, nearly erect, 1 1/2º-2 1/2° tall. Leaves glabrous, roughish-margined, about 2" wide, the lower often as long as the culm; spikes 5-8, linear, l'-2' long, densely many-flowered, the upper 1-4 staminate, at least at the summit, the lower 2-4 mostly all pistillate, the lowest filiform-stalked, the others sessile or nearly so; scales ovate, greenish-white, aristate, glabrous, longer than the perigynia or the upper about equalling them; perigynia glabrous, oblong, strongly ribbed, the short beak 2-cleft; styles 3; achene short-stalked. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Bot. 21: 260. 1883 to J. Bot. 21: 260 (1883), information provided...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Bot. 21: 260. 1883 to J. Bot. 21: 260 (1883), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex bermudiana Hemsl.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1491840 on 2025-09-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Hemsley, W. B. (1883). Bermuda plants in the Sloane Collection, British Museum. Journal of Botany, 21: 257-261, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35393292#page/269/mode/1up
page(s): 260 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 260 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Britton, N.L. (1918). <em>Flora of Bermuda.</em>
page(s): 55 [details]
page(s): 55 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type K 000214346, geounit Bermuda [details]
Unknown type K 000214347, geounit Bermuda [details]
Unknown type K 000650147, geounit Bermuda [details]
Unknown type K 000650148, geounit Bermuda [details]
Unknown type K 002560372, geounit Bermuda [details]
Unknown type K 002560373, geounit Bermuda [details]
Unknown type K 002560374, geounit Bermuda [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Root-stock stout, short; culms rather stout, smooth, sharply 3-angled, nearly erect, 1 1/2º-2 1/2° tall. Leaves glabrous, roughish-margined, about 2" wide, the lower often as long as the culm; spikes 5-8, linear, l'-2' long, densely many-flowered, the upper 1-4 staminate, at least at the summit, the lower 2-4 mostly all pistillate, the lowest filiform-stalked, the others sessile or nearly so; scales ovate, greenish-white, aristate, glabrous, longer than the perigynia or the upper about equalling them; perigynia glabrous, oblong, strongly ribbed, the short beak 2-cleft; styles 3; achene short-stalked. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Bot. 21: 260. 1883 to J. Bot. 21: 260 (1883), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Bermuda sedge | [details] |
