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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex subfusca W.Boott

To LE Herbarium (Carex flaviceps LE00010237 holotype 1)
To LE Herbarium (Carex flaviceps LE00010237 holotype 1)

1676103  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676103)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Cariceae (Tribe)
  12. Carex (Genus)
  13. Carex subg. Vignea (Subgenus)
  14. Carex sect. Cyperoideae (Section)
  15. Carex subfusca (Species)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Watson, S. (1880). Geological Survey of California. J. D. Whitney, State Geologist. <em>Botany.</em> 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19069771#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 234 [details] 
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms 20–104 cm. Leaves: sheath white-hyaline, summits usually U-shaped, sometimes rounded and...  
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms 20–104 cm. Leaves: sheath white-hyaline, summits usually U-shaped, sometimes rounded and prolonged to 3 mm beyond collar; distal ligules 1–3(–6) mm; blades 3–5(–8) per fertile culm, 6–45 cm × 1.2–3(–3.7) mm. Inflorescences open or dense, green to brown, 1.1–3 cm × 5.4–16.3 mm, appearing fine-textured; proximal internode (1.5–)2.5–9.5 mm; 2d internode 1–3(–6) mm; proximal bracts scalelike or bristlelike shorter than inflorescences. Spikes 4–11(–14), densely or loosely aggregated, broadly ovoid to ovoid, 5–11 × 2.7–7.1 mm, base rounded or acute, apex usually rounded. Pistillate scales usually white-hyaline or hyaline gold, occasionally chestnut to dark brown, with pale to green midstripe, ovate to broad-ovate, 2.1–3.5(–3.9) mm, shorter than or ± covering perigynia, margin white, 0–0.2 mm wide, apex obtuse to acuminate. Perigynia ascending to spreading, green, straw colored to light brown, or whitish, conspicuously (0–)2–8(–11)-veined abaxially, conspicuously 0–6-veined adaxially, veins thick, reaching, not extending beyong top of achene, lance-ovate to ovate, plano-convex, 2.4–4(–4.3) × 0.9–1.9 mm, 0.4–0.5(–0.6) mm thick, 2.1–2.7 times as long as wide, margin flat, including wing 0.15–0.3(–0.45) mm wide, ciliate-serrulate at least on distal body; beak green, gold, brown or white-hyaline at tip, flat, ± ciliate-serrulate or cylindric, unwinged, ± entire for 0.4–0.7 mm, abaxial suture usually inconspicuous, distance from beak tip to achene 1.2–2 mm. Achenes elliptic to quadrate, 1–1.6 × 0.7–1.25 mm, (0.3–)0.4–0.5(–0.6) mm thick. 2n = 84. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. California 2: 234 1880 to Bot. California 2: 234 (1880),...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. California 2: 234 1880 to Bot. California 2: 234 (1880), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex subfusca W.Boott. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676103 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature

original description Watson, S. (1880). Geological Survey of California. J. D. Whitney, State Geologist. <em>Botany.</em> 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19069771#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 234 [details] 

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms 20–104 cm. Leaves: sheath white-hyaline, summits usually U-shaped, sometimes rounded and prolonged to 3 mm beyond collar; distal ligules 1–3(–6) mm; blades 3–5(–8) per fertile culm, 6–45 cm × 1.2–3(–3.7) mm. Inflorescences open or dense, green to brown, 1.1–3 cm × 5.4–16.3 mm, appearing fine-textured; proximal internode (1.5–)2.5–9.5 mm; 2d internode 1–3(–6) mm; proximal bracts scalelike or bristlelike shorter than inflorescences. Spikes 4–11(–14), densely or loosely aggregated, broadly ovoid to ovoid, 5–11 × 2.7–7.1 mm, base rounded or acute, apex usually rounded. Pistillate scales usually white-hyaline or hyaline gold, occasionally chestnut to dark brown, with pale to green midstripe, ovate to broad-ovate, 2.1–3.5(–3.9) mm, shorter than or ± covering perigynia, margin white, 0–0.2 mm wide, apex obtuse to acuminate. Perigynia ascending to spreading, green, straw colored to light brown, or whitish, conspicuously (0–)2–8(–11)-veined abaxially, conspicuously 0–6-veined adaxially, veins thick, reaching, not extending beyong top of achene, lance-ovate to ovate, plano-convex, 2.4–4(–4.3) × 0.9–1.9 mm, 0.4–0.5(–0.6) mm thick, 2.1–2.7 times as long as wide, margin flat, including wing 0.15–0.3(–0.45) mm wide, ciliate-serrulate at least on distal body; beak green, gold, brown or white-hyaline at tip, flat, ± ciliate-serrulate or cylindric, unwinged, ± entire for 0.4–0.7 mm, abaxial suture usually inconspicuous, distance from beak tip to achene 1.2–2 mm. Achenes elliptic to quadrate, 1–1.6 × 0.7–1.25 mm, (0.3–)0.4–0.5(–0.6) mm thick. 2n = 84. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. California 2: 234 1880 to Bot. California 2: 234 (1880), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex flaviceps Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex macloviana var. gracilis (Olney) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carex teneriformis Mack.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carex macloviana var. subfusca (W.Boott) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex festiva var. gracilis Olney)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carex stenoptera Mack.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex subfusca) 
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 5 proteins) 
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Carex teneriformis Mack.)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Carex macloviana subsp. subfusca (W.Boott) T.Koyama)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex macloviana subsp. subfusca (W.Boott) T.Koyama)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex macloviana var. gracilis (Olney) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex macloviana var. subfusca (W.Boott) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex macloviana f. bracteata (Kük.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex pachystachya var. gracilis (Olney) Mack.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex macloviana var. bracteata Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex teneriformis Mack.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex flaviceps Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex stenoptera Mack.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To LE Herbarium (Carex flaviceps LE00010237 holotype 1) (from synonym Carex flaviceps Kük.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_stenoptera_NY11343_holotype_1) (from synonym Carex stenoptera Mack.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_teneriformis_NY11376_holotype_1) (from synonym Carex teneriformis Mack.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex macloviana subsp. subfusca (W.Boott) T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex teneriformis Mack.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex stenoptera Mack.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex flaviceps Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex festiva var. gracilis Olney)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex macloviana var. bracteata Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex macloviana f. bracteata (Kük.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex macloviana var. gracilis (Olney) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex pachystachya var. gracilis (Olney) Mack.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex macloviana var. subfusca (W.Boott) Kük.)
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