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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex media R.Br.

To LE Herbarium (Carex angarae LE01006692 holotype 1)
To LE Herbarium (Carex angarae LE01006692 holotype 1)

1677641  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677641)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Cariceae (Tribe)
  12. Carex (Genus)
  13. Carex subg. Carex (Subgenus)
  14. Carex sect. Racemosae (Section)
  15. Carex media (Species)
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Franklin, J. (1823). Narrative of a journey to the shores of the polar sea.
page(s): 750 [details] OpenAccess publication
Description Plants densely or loosely cespitose. Culms 15–50(–70) cm, distally scabrous. Leaves 2–4 mm wide. Inflorescences:...  
Description Plants densely or loosely cespitose. Culms 15–50(–70) cm, distally scabrous. Leaves 2–4 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescence; lateral 1–2(–4) spikes pistillate; proximal spikes distant, erect, and short-pedunculate; distal lateral and/or terminal spikes overlapping, sessile, contiguous, and forming dense terminal cluster, globose or oblong, 5–12 × 3–6 mm; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales dark brown to black to margins or distally hyaline, ovate or lanceolate, shorter than (often 1/2 the length), as broad as perigynia, midvein same color as body, inconspicuous. Perigynia erect or spreading, proximal ones sometimes reflexed, pale green becoming golden brown, veinless or few-veined from base to summit, ovate, 2.5–3.5 mm, distal margins occasionally serrulate, apex gradually or abruptly beaked, smooth or papillose; beak 0.3–0.4 mm, bidentate, smooth or serrulate. Achenes nearly filling body of perigynia. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. App. 750 1823 to Narr. Journey Polar Sea : 750 (1823),...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. App. 750 1823 to Narr. Journey Polar Sea : 750 (1823), 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 media R.Br.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677641 on 2025-09-12
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2023-09-06 07:28:28Z
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Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro
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Márquez-Corro, José Ignacio

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Nomenclature

original description Franklin, J. (1823). Narrative of a journey to the shores of the polar sea.
page(s): 750 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

Other

additional source Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype BM 001042076, geounit United States [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants densely or loosely cespitose. Culms 15–50(–70) cm, distally scabrous. Leaves 2–4 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescence; lateral 1–2(–4) spikes pistillate; proximal spikes distant, erect, and short-pedunculate; distal lateral and/or terminal spikes overlapping, sessile, contiguous, and forming dense terminal cluster, globose or oblong, 5–12 × 3–6 mm; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales dark brown to black to margins or distally hyaline, ovate or lanceolate, shorter than (often 1/2 the length), as broad as perigynia, midvein same color as body, inconspicuous. Perigynia erect or spreading, proximal ones sometimes reflexed, pale green becoming golden brown, veinless or few-veined from base to summit, ovate, 2.5–3.5 mm, distal margins occasionally serrulate, apex gradually or abruptly beaked, smooth or papillose; beak 0.3–0.4 mm, bidentate, smooth or serrulate. Achenes nearly filling body of perigynia. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. App. 750 1823 to Narr. Journey Polar Sea : 750 (1823), 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 alpina var. inferalpina Wahlenb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Carex angarae Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Besser)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex media) 
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 11 proteins) 
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Carex angarae Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Besser)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex angarae Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex norvegica subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Hultén)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex angarae subsp. brachylepis Kalela)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alpina subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) K.Richt.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex norvegica var. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) B.Boivin)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex vahlii var. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alpina var. inferalpina Wahlenb.)
To LE Herbarium (Carex angarae LE01006692 holotype 1) (from synonym Carex angarae Steud.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_media_NY11213_type_1) 
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Besser)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex angarae Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina f. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex vahlii var. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Fernald)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina var. inferalpina Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex norvegica var. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) B.Boivin)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) K.Richt.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex angarae subsp. brachylepis Kalela)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex norvegica subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Hultén)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex media K000501843 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex media K000501844 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex media K000501845 type 1) 
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex norvegica subsp. inferalpina BM001067136 type 1) (from synonym Carex norvegica subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Hultén)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Steud.)
From editor or global species database
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