Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex louisianica L.H.Bailey
1677561 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677561)
accepted
Species
Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey · unaccepted
Carex halei J.Carey · unaccepted
Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke · unaccepted (Isonym)
Carex halei var. minor Boott · unaccepted
Carex turgescens Dewey · unaccepted
terrestrial
Bailey, L. H. (1893). Notes on Carex XVII. <em>Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club.</em> 20(11): 417-428., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/703578#page/535/mode/1up
page(s): 428 [details]
page(s): 428 [details]
Description Plants loosely colonial, long-rhizomatous. Culms erect, 20–75 cm. Leaves 4–10; basal sheaths reddish to brownish; sheath...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 428 1893 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 428...
Description Plants loosely colonial, long-rhizomatous. Culms erect, 20–75 cm. Leaves 4–10; basal sheaths reddish to brownish; sheath of the distal leaf 2–10 cm; ligules rounded to triangular, 2–7 mm; blades 10–40 cm × 2–6 mm. Inflorescences 10–42 cm; peduncles of proximal spikes 0.5–10.5 cm, basal 2 peduncles 2–10 cm apart; of terminal spike (3–)6–18 cm, exceeding the distal pistillate spike by 2–12 cm; bracts leafy, sheaths 0.5–5 cm; blades 10–30 cm × 2–4 mm. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 1–3(–4), separate, 10–30-flowered, ovoid, 1.5–4.5 cm × 1.5–3 cm; terminal staminate spike 1, 0.5–7 cm × 2–3 mm. Pistillate scales 3–7-veined, lanceolate-ovate, 4.5–6.5 × 1.5–2 mm. Anthers 3, 3–4.5 mm. Perigynia narrowly ovoid, 10–14 × 3.5–6 mm, shiny, glabrous; beak conic, 4.5–7 mm. Achenes broadly stipitate, rhomboid, flat faces, angles thickened, 2.5–3.5 × 1.7–2 mm; style same texture as achene. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 428 1893 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 428...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 428 1893 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 428 (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 louisianica L.H.Bailey. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677561 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Bailey, L. H. (1893). Notes on Carex XVII. <em>Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club.</em> 20(11): 417-428., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/703578#page/535/mode/1up
page(s): 428 [details]
original description (of Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1908). New genera and species of Cyperaceae. <em>Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Additional Series.</em> 8: 1-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104847 [details]
original description (of Carex halei J.Carey) Chapman, A. W. (1865). Flora of the southern United States. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6524684
page(s): 543 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 428 [details]
original description (of Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1908). New genera and species of Cyperaceae. <em>Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Additional Series.</em> 8: 1-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104847 [details]
original description (of Carex halei J.Carey) Chapman, A. W. (1865). Flora of the southern United States. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6524684
page(s): 543 [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 (of Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey) NY 11090, geounit Missouri [details]
Syntype K 001079141, geounit Florida [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants loosely colonial, long-rhizomatous. Culms erect, 20–75 cm. Leaves 4–10; basal sheaths reddish to brownish; sheath of the distal leaf 2–10 cm; ligules rounded to triangular, 2–7 mm; blades 10–40 cm × 2–6 mm. Inflorescences 10–42 cm; peduncles of proximal spikes 0.5–10.5 cm, basal 2 peduncles 2–10 cm apart; of terminal spike (3–)6–18 cm, exceeding the distal pistillate spike by 2–12 cm; bracts leafy, sheaths 0.5–5 cm; blades 10–30 cm × 2–4 mm. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 1–3(–4), separate, 10–30-flowered, ovoid, 1.5–4.5 cm × 1.5–3 cm; terminal staminate spike 1, 0.5–7 cm × 2–3 mm. Pistillate scales 3–7-veined, lanceolate-ovate, 4.5–6.5 × 1.5–2 mm. Anthers 3, 3–4.5 mm. Perigynia narrowly ovoid, 10–14 × 3.5–6 mm, shiny, glabrous; beak conic, 4.5–7 mm. Achenes broadly stipitate, rhomboid, flat faces, angles thickened, 2.5–3.5 × 1.7–2 mm; style same texture as achene. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 428 1893 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 428 (1893), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Carex turgescens Dewey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Carex halei J.Carey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex louisianica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex turgescens) (from synonym Carex turgescens Dewey)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex halei var. minor Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex halei J.Carey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex turgescens Dewey)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_eggertii_NY11090_type_1) (from synonym Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_eggertii_NY11091_type_1) (from synonym Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex halei J.Carey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex turgescens Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex halei var. minor Boott)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex louisianica K001079142 type 1)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Carex halei J.Carey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex louisianica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex turgescens) (from synonym Carex turgescens Dewey)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex halei var. minor Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex halei J.Carey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex turgescens Dewey)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_eggertii_NY11090_type_1) (from synonym Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_eggertii_NY11091_type_1) (from synonym Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex halei J.Carey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex turgescens Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex eggertii L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex halei L.H.Bailey ex C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex halei var. minor Boott)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex louisianica K001079142 type 1)
