Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex mckittrickensis P.W.Ball
1677638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677638)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Ball, P. W. (1998). Carex mckittrickensis (Cyperaceae), a new species from western Texas (USA). Novon , 8: 220-224.
page(s): 221 [details]
page(s): 221 [details]
Holotype LL 00031130, geounit Texas
Holotype LL 00031130, geounit Texas [details]
Description Culms 22–35 cm. Leaf blades involute, bristlelike, to 17 cm × 0.5–1 mm. Inflorescences: proximal bract sheaths 4–10...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Novon 8: 221 1998 to Novon 8(3): 221. 1998 , information provided by...
Description Culms 22–35 cm. Leaf blades involute, bristlelike, to 17 cm × 0.5–1 mm. Inflorescences: proximal bract sheaths 4–10 mm; pistillate spikes 6–7 × 1.5–2.3 mm; staminate spikes 4.5–7 × 0.7–0.9 mm. Scales: pistillate scales white-hyaline or pale brown with hyaline margins and green or brown midvein, oblong-ovate to broadly ovate, 2.1–3.5 × 0.9–1.4 mm, apex acute to subobtuse, slightly shorter than to about equaling perigynia; staminate scales white-hyaline, oblong-ovate, 3.5–6.5 × 0.8–1.8 mm, apex acute to subobtuse. Anthers 2–2.2 mm. Perigynia brown to black when fully mature, 2.2–2.9 × 0.9–1.1(–1.2) mm; beak 0.5–0.7 mm. Achenes broadly ellipsoid-obovoid, 1.6–1.9 × 0.8–1.1 mm.
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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Novon 8: 221 1998 to Novon 8(3): 221. 1998 , information provided by...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Novon 8: 221 1998 to Novon 8(3): 221. 1998 , information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Pla [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex mckittrickensis P.W.Ball. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677638 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Ball, P. W. (1998). Carex mckittrickensis (Cyperaceae), a new species from western Texas (USA). Novon , 8: 220-224.
page(s): 221 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 221 [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
Holotype LL 00031130, geounit Texas [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms 22–35 cm. Leaf blades involute, bristlelike, to 17 cm × 0.5–1 mm. Inflorescences: proximal bract sheaths 4–10 mm; pistillate spikes 6–7 × 1.5–2.3 mm; staminate spikes 4.5–7 × 0.7–0.9 mm. Scales: pistillate scales white-hyaline or pale brown with hyaline margins and green or brown midvein, oblong-ovate to broadly ovate, 2.1–3.5 × 0.9–1.4 mm, apex acute to subobtuse, slightly shorter than to about equaling perigynia; staminate scales white-hyaline, oblong-ovate, 3.5–6.5 × 0.8–1.8 mm, apex acute to subobtuse. Anthers 2–2.2 mm. Perigynia brown to black when fully mature, 2.2–2.9 × 0.9–1.1(–1.2) mm; beak 0.5–0.7 mm. Achenes broadly ellipsoid-obovoid, 1.6–1.9 × 0.8–1.1 mm.[details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Novon 8: 221 1998 to Novon 8(3): 221. 1998 , information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Pla [details]
