Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
1676183 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676183)
accepted
Species
Carex retroflexa var. texensis Fernald · unaccepted
Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey · unaccepted
terrestrial
(of Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Bailey, L. H. (1889). Notes on Carex. 11. Studies of the types of the various species of the genus Carex. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club, 1: 1-85., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31679539#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 57 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
Description Plants without conspicuous rhizomes. Culms 10–30 cm, 0.5–1 mm wide basally, 0.4–0.5 mm wide distally. Leaves: sheaths...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 97 1894 to Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 97...
Description Plants without conspicuous rhizomes. Culms 10–30 cm, 0.5–1 mm wide basally, 0.4–0.5 mm wide distally. Leaves: sheaths tight, green, fronts hyaline; ligules less than 2 mm, wider than long; widest leaf blades 1–1.7 mm wide. Inflorescences with 3–8 spikes, 0.6–3 cm × 5–6 mm; proximal internodes 1–2 times as long as proximal spikes; proximal bracts to 1(–3) cm; spikes with 3–10 spreading or reflexed perigynia. Pistillate scales hyaline or pale brown with green midvein, ovate, 1.8–2.4 × 0.8–1.3 mm, body 2/3 to almost length of perigynia, apex acute, acuminate or short-awned. Anthers 1 mm. Perigynia green to pale yellow, faces not veined, 2.6–3.4 × 1–1.3 mm, base of body spongy, thickened, longitudinally striate adaxially, spongy region 0.7–1.1 mm, margins entire, usually serrulate distally; beak 0.7–1.1 mm, apical teeth 0.1–0.3 mm. Stigmas straight or slightly twisted, 0.05 mm wide. Achenes ovate, 1.3–1.5 × 1–1.1 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 97 1894 to Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 97...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 97 1894 to Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 97 (1894), 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 texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676183 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Bailey, L. H. (1889). Notes on Carex. 11. Studies of the types of the various species of the genus Carex. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club, 1: 1-85., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31679539#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference (1894). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31875942
page(s): 97 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference (1894). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31875942
page(s): 97 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) NY 00011304, geounit New Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants without conspicuous rhizomes. Culms 10–30 cm, 0.5–1 mm wide basally, 0.4–0.5 mm wide distally. Leaves: sheaths tight, green, fronts hyaline; ligules less than 2 mm, wider than long; widest leaf blades 1–1.7 mm wide. Inflorescences with 3–8 spikes, 0.6–3 cm × 5–6 mm; proximal internodes 1–2 times as long as proximal spikes; proximal bracts to 1(–3) cm; spikes with 3–10 spreading or reflexed perigynia. Pistillate scales hyaline or pale brown with green midvein, ovate, 1.8–2.4 × 0.8–1.3 mm, body 2/3 to almost length of perigynia, apex acute, acuminate or short-awned. Anthers 1 mm. Perigynia green to pale yellow, faces not veined, 2.6–3.4 × 1–1.3 mm, base of body spongy, thickened, longitudinally striate adaxially, spongy region 0.7–1.1 mm, margins entire, usually serrulate distally; beak 0.7–1.1 mm, apical teeth 0.1–0.3 mm. Stigmas straight or slightly twisted, 0.05 mm wide. Achenes ovate, 1.3–1.5 × 1–1.1 mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 97 1894 to Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 97 (1894), 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 rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis Fernald)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Fernald)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex texensis)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis Fernald)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_rosea_NY11304_type_1) (from synonym Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis Fernald)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Fernald)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis Fernald)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Fernald)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex texensis)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis Fernald)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_rosea_NY11304_type_1) (from synonym Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex rosea var. texensis Torr. ex L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis Fernald)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex retroflexa var. texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) Fernald)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
