Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex globosa Boott
1677805 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677805)
accepted
Species
Carex umbellata var. globosa (Boott) Kük. · unaccepted
- Variety Carex globosa var. brevipes W.Boott accepted as Carex rossii Boott
terrestrial
Boott, F. (1845). Caricis species novae vel minùs cognitae. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 1(26): 254-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8550179#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 259 [details]
page(s): 259 [details]
Holotype K 001092869, geounit California
Holotype K 001092869, geounit California [details]
Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes arching to ascending, dark reddish brown to purplish brown, 0–12 mm, slender or stout....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 259 1845 to Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 259...
Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes arching to ascending, dark reddish brown to purplish brown, 0–12 mm, slender or stout. Culms 7–47 cm, scabrous distally; bases strongly fibrous. Leaf blades bright green, usually shorter than stems, 1.4–4.5 mm wide, herbaceous, glabrous abaxially, strongly scabrous to papillose adaxially. Inflorescences usually with both staminate and pistillate spikes; peduncles of basal spikes arching, elongate, slender; peduncles of terminal staminate spikes 2–5 mm; proximal cauline bracts leaflike, usually shorter than (occasionally slightly exceeding) inflorescences. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 2–4 (basal spikes 1–2); cauline spikes overlapping or somewhat separated, with 3–10 perigynia; terminal staminate spikes 10–25 × 1.5–3.2 mm. Scales: pistillate scales purplish brown or reddish brown, with similarly colored or narrow white margins, ovate, 4.2–6.5 × 1.8–2.1 mm, equaling or exceeding perigynia, apex obtuse to cuspidate (awned in some basal spikes); staminate scales ovate to lanceolate, 4.2–7.6 × 1.8–2.1 mm, apex obtuse to acute or short-awned. Anthers 2–3.3 mm. Perigynia green, 12–20-veined conspicuous to at least mid body, globose to obovoid, (3.5–)3.8–5 × (1.6–)1.8–2.3 mm; beak straight, pale green, often tinged with dark reddish brown near apex, (0.5–)0.7–1.4 mm, ciliate-serrulate, apical teeth 0.2–0.3 mm. Stigmas 3. Achenes brown, globose to obovoid, round to obtusely trigonous in cross section, 1.9–2.7 × 1.6–2.3 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 259 1845 to Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 259...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 259 1845 to Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 259 (1845), 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 globosa Boott. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677805 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Boott, F. (1845). Caricis species novae vel minùs cognitae. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 1(26): 254-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8550179#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 259 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 259 [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 K 001092869, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes arching to ascending, dark reddish brown to purplish brown, 0–12 mm, slender or stout. Culms 7–47 cm, scabrous distally; bases strongly fibrous. Leaf blades bright green, usually shorter than stems, 1.4–4.5 mm wide, herbaceous, glabrous abaxially, strongly scabrous to papillose adaxially. Inflorescences usually with both staminate and pistillate spikes; peduncles of basal spikes arching, elongate, slender; peduncles of terminal staminate spikes 2–5 mm; proximal cauline bracts leaflike, usually shorter than (occasionally slightly exceeding) inflorescences. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 2–4 (basal spikes 1–2); cauline spikes overlapping or somewhat separated, with 3–10 perigynia; terminal staminate spikes 10–25 × 1.5–3.2 mm. Scales: pistillate scales purplish brown or reddish brown, with similarly colored or narrow white margins, ovate, 4.2–6.5 × 1.8–2.1 mm, equaling or exceeding perigynia, apex obtuse to cuspidate (awned in some basal spikes); staminate scales ovate to lanceolate, 4.2–7.6 × 1.8–2.1 mm, apex obtuse to acute or short-awned. Anthers 2–3.3 mm. Perigynia green, 12–20-veined conspicuous to at least mid body, globose to obovoid, (3.5–)3.8–5 × (1.6–)1.8–2.3 mm; beak straight, pale green, often tinged with dark reddish brown near apex, (0.5–)0.7–1.4 mm, ciliate-serrulate, apical teeth 0.2–0.3 mm. Stigmas 3. Achenes brown, globose to obovoid, round to obtusely trigonous in cross section, 1.9–2.7 × 1.6–2.3 mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 259 1845 to Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 259 (1845), 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 umbellata var. globosa (Boott) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex globosa)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex umbellata var. globosa (Boott) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex umbellata var. globosa (Boott) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex globosa K001092869 holotype 1)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex globosa)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex umbellata var. globosa (Boott) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex umbellata var. globosa (Boott) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex globosa K001092869 holotype 1)
From editor or global species database
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