Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sychnocephala J.Carey
1676135 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676135)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Carey, J. (1847). Description of three new Carices, and a new Species of Rhynchospora. <em>The American journal of science and arts.</em> ser. 2(4): 22-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27966264
page(s): 24 [details]
page(s): 24 [details]
Description Culms aphyllopodic, smoothly 3-angled, 8–40 cm. Leaves: sheath white-hyaline adaxially, summit U-shaped, smooth; distal...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 2, 4(10): 24. 1847 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts ,...
Description Culms aphyllopodic, smoothly 3-angled, 8–40 cm. Leaves: sheath white-hyaline adaxially, summit U-shaped, smooth; distal ligule 0.5–4.3 mm; blades 0–3 per culm, 12 cm × 1.2–3 mm. Inflorescences green or pale brown, 1.6–3 cm × 7–15 mm; proximal internode (2–)4–8 mm, 2d internode 1.7–4 mm; bracts appressed to ascending. Spikes 3–8, densely clustered except, often, the proximal 1–2, obovoid-oblanceoloid, 10–16 × 5–7 mm, base acute to acuminate, apex truncate. Pistillate scales white- or gold-hyaline with green or gold midstripe, lanceolate to ovate, to 3.5–4.5 mm, shorter than or longer than perigynia. Perigynia appressed, green or gold to light brown, conspicuously 3–12-veined abaxially, 0–9-veined adaxially, wing 0.1–0.15(–0.2) mm wide, narrowly lanceolate, (4.6–)5.5–7.3 × 0.7–1.2 mm, 0.3–0.4 mm thick; beak tip white, green, or gold, narrowly flat, distance from beak tip to achene 3–5 mm, ± ciliate-serrulate. Achenes elliptic to ovate, 1–1.8 × 0.6–0.8 mm, 0.3–0.4 mm thick. 2n = 64.
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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 2, 4(10): 24. 1847 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts ,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 2, 4(10): 24. 1847 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 10: 24 (1847), 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 sychnocephala J.Carey. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676135 on 2025-09-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Carey, J. (1847). Description of three new Carices, and a new Species of Rhynchospora. <em>The American journal of science and arts.</em> ser. 2(4): 22-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27966264
page(s): 24 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 24 [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
Isotype GH 00027453, geounit United States [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms aphyllopodic, smoothly 3-angled, 8–40 cm. Leaves: sheath white-hyaline adaxially, summit U-shaped, smooth; distal ligule 0.5–4.3 mm; blades 0–3 per culm, 12 cm × 1.2–3 mm. Inflorescences green or pale brown, 1.6–3 cm × 7–15 mm; proximal internode (2–)4–8 mm, 2d internode 1.7–4 mm; bracts appressed to ascending. Spikes 3–8, densely clustered except, often, the proximal 1–2, obovoid-oblanceoloid, 10–16 × 5–7 mm, base acute to acuminate, apex truncate. Pistillate scales white- or gold-hyaline with green or gold midstripe, lanceolate to ovate, to 3.5–4.5 mm, shorter than or longer than perigynia. Perigynia appressed, green or gold to light brown, conspicuously 3–12-veined abaxially, 0–9-veined adaxially, wing 0.1–0.15(–0.2) mm wide, narrowly lanceolate, (4.6–)5.5–7.3 × 0.7–1.2 mm, 0.3–0.4 mm thick; beak tip white, green, or gold, narrowly flat, distance from beak tip to achene 3–5 mm, ± ciliate-serrulate. Achenes elliptic to ovate, 1–1.8 × 0.6–0.8 mm, 0.3–0.4 mm thick. 2n = 64.[details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 2, 4(10): 24. 1847 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 10: 24 (1847), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
