Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex fissa Mack.
1677723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677723)
accepted
Species
Carex bonariensis Schltdl. · unaccepted
- Variety Carex fissa var. aristata F.J.Herm.
- Variety Carex fissa var. fissa Mack.
terrestrial
Mackenzie, K. K. (1931). North American Flora. , Vol. 18, Part 2;(Poales),(Cyperaceae), Cariceae(Continuatio), pp. 58. Nre Yoir Botanical Garden., available online at https://archive.org/details/northamericanflo182newy/page/n5/mode/2up
page(s): 64 [details]
page(s): 64 [details]
Holotype NY 00688239, geounit Oklahoma
Holotype NY 00688239, geounit Oklahoma [details]
Description Culms to 80 cm × 3–8 mm, scabrous. Leaves: sheath fronts not spotted, slightly thickened near hyaline margins, apex...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from N. Amer. Fl. 18: 64 1931 to N. Amer. Fl. 18: 64 (1931), information...
Description Culms to 80 cm × 3–8 mm, scabrous. Leaves: sheath fronts not spotted, slightly thickened near hyaline margins, apex convex, membranous, rugose; ligule retuse or rounded, to 3 mm, free limb to 0.2 mm; blades 60 cm × 5 mm, shorter than flowering stem. Inflorescences spicate, 3–7 cm × 15–25 mm, with 10–15 branches, proximal branches not distinctly separate; the proximal internode to 10 mm; bracts setaceous, usually only the proximal conspicuous. Scales hyaline, pale brown, becoming colorless with green midrib, awn usually not longer than the body. Perigynia pale brown, body broadly ovate, 3.2–4 × 2–2.6 mm, base rounded or cordate, apex abruptly contracted to beak; beak 1.3–1.5 mm, 1/3 length of perigynium. Achenes brown, ovate, 1.5–1.9 × 1.2–1.6 mm, dull. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from N. Amer. Fl. 18: 64 1931 to N. Amer. Fl. 18: 64 (1931), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from N. Amer. Fl. 18: 64 1931 to N. Amer. Fl. 18: 64 (1931), 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 fissa Mack.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677723 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Mackenzie, K. K. (1931). North American Flora. , Vol. 18, Part 2;(Poales),(Cyperaceae), Cariceae(Continuatio), pp. 58. Nre Yoir Botanical Garden., available online at https://archive.org/details/northamericanflo182newy/page/n5/mode/2up
page(s): 64 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 64 [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 NY 00688239, geounit Oklahoma [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms to 80 cm × 3–8 mm, scabrous. Leaves: sheath fronts not spotted, slightly thickened near hyaline margins, apex convex, membranous, rugose; ligule retuse or rounded, to 3 mm, free limb to 0.2 mm; blades 60 cm × 5 mm, shorter than flowering stem. Inflorescences spicate, 3–7 cm × 15–25 mm, with 10–15 branches, proximal branches not distinctly separate; the proximal internode to 10 mm; bracts setaceous, usually only the proximal conspicuous. Scales hyaline, pale brown, becoming colorless with green midrib, awn usually not longer than the body. Perigynia pale brown, body broadly ovate, 3.2–4 × 2–2.6 mm, base rounded or cordate, apex abruptly contracted to beak; beak 1.3–1.5 mm, 1/3 length of perigynium. Achenes brown, ovate, 1.5–1.9 × 1.2–1.6 mm, dull. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from N. Amer. Fl. 18: 64 1931 to N. Amer. Fl. 18: 64 (1931), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Carex bonariensis Schltdl.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex bonariensis) (from synonym Carex bonariensis Schltdl.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex fissa)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex bonariensis Schltdl.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_fissa_NY688239_holotype_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex bonariensis Schltdl.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Carex bonariensis Schltdl.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex bonariensis) (from synonym Carex bonariensis Schltdl.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex fissa)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex bonariensis Schltdl.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_fissa_NY688239_holotype_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex bonariensis Schltdl.)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
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