Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey
1677254 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677254)
accepted
Species
Carex atlantica var. atlantica L.H.Bailey · unaccepted
- Subspecies Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica L.H.Bailey
- Subspecies Carex atlantica subsp. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Reznicek
- Variety Carex atlantica var. atlantica L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey
- Variety Carex atlantica var. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Cronquist accepted as Carex atlantica subsp. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Reznicek
- Variety Carex atlantica var. incomperta (E.P.Bicknell) F.J.Herm. accepted as Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica L.H.Bailey
terrestrial
Bailey, L. H. (1893). Notes on Carex XVII. <em>Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club.</em> 20: 417-429., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/703567#page/535/mode/1up
page(s): 425 [details]
page(s): 425 [details]
Description Culms 10–110 cm. Leaves 3–5 per culm; sheaths tight, inner band hyaline, 3.5–24 cm, apex concave, glabrous; ligules...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425 1893 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425...
Description Culms 10–110 cm. Leaves 3–5 per culm; sheaths tight, inner band hyaline, 3.5–24 cm, apex concave, glabrous; ligules rounded to obtuse, 0.5–3.7 mm; blades plicate, 8–60 cm × 0.4–4(–4.5) mm, widest leaf 0.8–4(–4.5) mm wide. Inflorescences 0.8–5.5 cm; spikes 2–8; lateral spikes pistillate often with a few staminate flowers proximally, 3.1–13.1 mm, sessile, staminate portion 10-flowered, to 6.5 mm, pistillate portion 3–40-flowered, 2.5–12 mm; basal 2 spikes 1.5–18 mm apart; terminal spike gynecandrous, 4.8–23.7 mm, staminate portion 2–21-flowered, 1.8–13.5 × 0.8–1.3 mm, pistillate portion 4–38-flowered, 3–11 × 4.4–7.5 mm. Pistillate scales ovate to ± suborbicular, 1.2–2.4 × 1.2–2 mm, apex obtuse to acute. Staminate scales ovate-lanceolate to ovate, 1.3–3.5 × 0.8–1.4 mm, base clavate, apex acute to obtuse. Anthers 0.6–1.5(–1.8) mm. Perigynia spreading to reflexed, green, 6–13-veined abaxially, (0–)1–12-veined adaxially over achene, broadly ovate to suborbicular, cuneate or concavely tapered from widest point to beak, 1.9–3.8 × (1.3–)2.1–3 mm, 1.1–1.7(–1.9) times as long as wide; beak 0.45–1.25 mm, 0.23–0.5(–0.63) length of body, serrulate, teeth 0.15–0.45 mm. Achenes deltate to rhombic-orbiculate, 1–1.9 × 1–1.7 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425 1893 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425 1893 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425 (1893), 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 atlantica L.H.Bailey. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677254 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Bailey, L. H. (1893). Notes on Carex XVII. <em>Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club.</em> 20: 417-429., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/703567#page/535/mode/1up
page(s): 425 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 425 [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
Syntype PH 00001083, geounit Massachusetts [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms 10–110 cm. Leaves 3–5 per culm; sheaths tight, inner band hyaline, 3.5–24 cm, apex concave, glabrous; ligules rounded to obtuse, 0.5–3.7 mm; blades plicate, 8–60 cm × 0.4–4(–4.5) mm, widest leaf 0.8–4(–4.5) mm wide. Inflorescences 0.8–5.5 cm; spikes 2–8; lateral spikes pistillate often with a few staminate flowers proximally, 3.1–13.1 mm, sessile, staminate portion 10-flowered, to 6.5 mm, pistillate portion 3–40-flowered, 2.5–12 mm; basal 2 spikes 1.5–18 mm apart; terminal spike gynecandrous, 4.8–23.7 mm, staminate portion 2–21-flowered, 1.8–13.5 × 0.8–1.3 mm, pistillate portion 4–38-flowered, 3–11 × 4.4–7.5 mm. Pistillate scales ovate to ± suborbicular, 1.2–2.4 × 1.2–2 mm, apex obtuse to acute. Staminate scales ovate-lanceolate to ovate, 1.3–3.5 × 0.8–1.4 mm, base clavate, apex acute to obtuse. Anthers 0.6–1.5(–1.8) mm. Perigynia spreading to reflexed, green, 6–13-veined abaxially, (0–)1–12-veined adaxially over achene, broadly ovate to suborbicular, cuneate or concavely tapered from widest point to beak, 1.9–3.8 × (1.3–)2.1–3 mm, 1.1–1.7(–1.9) times as long as wide; beak 0.45–1.25 mm, 0.23–0.5(–0.63) length of body, serrulate, teeth 0.15–0.45 mm. Achenes deltate to rhombic-orbiculate, 1–1.9 × 1–1.7 mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425 1893 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 425 (1893), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carex atlantica var. atlantica L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex atlantica)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex atlantica var. atlantica L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex atlantica)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex atlantica var. atlantica L.H.Bailey)
