Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex distachya Desf.
1676845 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676845)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
(1799). Flora Atlantica: sive historia plantarum quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et algeriensi crescunt. Parisiis. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/304766
page(s): 336 [details]
page(s): 336 [details]
Description Densely caespitose. Stems (10-)15—45 cm, obtusely trigonous, smooth or scabrid at apex; basal sheaths blackish-brown,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Fl. Atlant. 2: 336 1799 to Fl. Atlant. 2: 336. 1799 , information...
Description Densely caespitose. Stems (10-)15—45 cm, obtusely trigonous, smooth or scabrid at apex; basal sheaths blackish-brown, entire. Leaves 0-5-l(-2) mm wide, equalling the stems, flat, green or greyish-green. Inflorescence usually occupy ing at least half the stem. Spikes 2-4, very lax, with 2-5 female late and arising from a utriculiform scale; lower bracts leaf-like, greatly exceeding inflorescence. Female glumes slightly exceeding utricles, or the lower leaf-like and up to as long as spike. Utricles 4-6 mm, ellipsoid, pale greenish-brown, with one prominent vein on each face, abruptly contracted into a short, smooth beak. 2n = 74. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Fl. Atlant. 2: 336 1799 to Fl. Atlant. 2: 336. 1799 , information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Fl. Atlant. 2: 336 1799 to Fl. Atlant. 2: 336. 1799 , information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex distachya Desf.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676845 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
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(1799). Flora Atlantica: sive historia plantarum quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et algeriensi crescunt. Parisiis. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/304766
page(s): 336 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 336 [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 Densely caespitose. Stems (10-)15—45 cm, obtusely trigonous, smooth or scabrid at apex; basal sheaths blackish-brown, entire. Leaves 0-5-l(-2) mm wide, equalling the stems, flat, green or greyish-green. Inflorescence usually occupy ing at least half the stem. Spikes 2-4, very lax, with 2-5 female late and arising from a utriculiform scale; lower bracts leaf-like, greatly exceeding inflorescence. Female glumes slightly exceeding utricles, or the lower leaf-like and up to as long as spike. Utricles 4-6 mm, ellipsoid, pale greenish-brown, with one prominent vein on each face, abruptly contracted into a short, smooth beak. 2n = 74. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Fl. Atlant. 2: 336 1799 to Fl. Atlant. 2: 336. 1799 , information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in [details]
