Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex grayi J.Carey
1677833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677833)
accepted
Species
Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey · unaccepted
Carex grayi var. grayi J.Carey · unaccepted
Carex grayi var. hispidula A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey · unaccepted
Carex grayi var. rariflora Farw. · unaccepted
Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray · unaccepted
- Variety Carex grayi var. grayi J.Carey accepted as Carex grayi J.Carey
- Variety Carex grayi var. hispidula A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex grayi J.Carey
- Variety Carex grayi var. rariflora Farw. accepted as Carex grayi J.Carey
terrestrial
Carey, J. (1847). Description of three new Carices, and a new Species of Rhynchospora. <em>The American journal of science and arts.</em> ser. 2(4): 22-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27966264
page(s): 22 [details]
page(s): 22 [details]
Description Plants cespitose or not, short-rhizomatous. Culms solitary or not, erect, (25–)40–90(–110) cm. Leaves 6–12; basal...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Manual 563 1848 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 4: 22 (1847),...
Description Plants cespitose or not, short-rhizomatous. Culms solitary or not, erect, (25–)40–90(–110) cm. Leaves 6–12; basal sheaths purplish red; sheath of distal leaf 0–1.5(–2.5) cm; ligules rounded, 2.5–6 mm; blades 12–34 cm × 4–11 mm. Inflorescences 2.5–17 cm; peduncles of proximal pistillate spikes 0.7–3.5 cm, basal 2 peduncles 1–4(–12) cm apart; peduncle of terminal spike 0.5–6 cm; bracts leafy, usually sheathless, blades 8–26 cm × 2–7 mm. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 1–2(–3), densely (4–)8–35-flowered, separate to aggregated, globular, 2.5–4.2 × 2.6–4.1 cm; terminal staminate spike 1, 0.5–6.5 cm × 1–4 mm. Pistillate scales 1–5-veined, lanceolate-ovate to ovate-orbicular, 4–11 × 2–4.2 mm, apex obtuse to awned, awn to 7 mm, rough. Anthers 3, 2.5–4.8 mm. Perigynia radiating out in all directions, strongly 16–25-veined, rhombic-ovoid, 12.5–20 × 4–8 mm, base cuneate, dull, glabrous or, sometimes, hispidulous; beak poorly defined, 1.5–3 mm. Achenes sessile, ellipsoid to obovoid, faces convex, angles not thickened, 3.3–4.8 × 2.6–3.7 mm; style withering. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Manual 563 1848 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 4: 22 (1847),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Manual 563 1848 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 4: 22 (1847), 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 grayi J.Carey. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677833 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Carey, J. (1847). Description of three new Carices, and a new Species of Rhynchospora. <em>The American journal of science and arts.</em> ser. 2(4): 22-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27966264
page(s): 22 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 22 [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 NY 00011129, geounit Illinois [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants cespitose or not, short-rhizomatous. Culms solitary or not, erect, (25–)40–90(–110) cm. Leaves 6–12; basal sheaths purplish red; sheath of distal leaf 0–1.5(–2.5) cm; ligules rounded, 2.5–6 mm; blades 12–34 cm × 4–11 mm. Inflorescences 2.5–17 cm; peduncles of proximal pistillate spikes 0.7–3.5 cm, basal 2 peduncles 1–4(–12) cm apart; peduncle of terminal spike 0.5–6 cm; bracts leafy, usually sheathless, blades 8–26 cm × 2–7 mm. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 1–2(–3), densely (4–)8–35-flowered, separate to aggregated, globular, 2.5–4.2 × 2.6–4.1 cm; terminal staminate spike 1, 0.5–6.5 cm × 1–4 mm. Pistillate scales 1–5-veined, lanceolate-ovate to ovate-orbicular, 4–11 × 2–4.2 mm, apex obtuse to awned, awn to 7 mm, rough. Anthers 3, 2.5–4.8 mm. Perigynia radiating out in all directions, strongly 16–25-veined, rhombic-ovoid, 12.5–20 × 4–8 mm, base cuneate, dull, glabrous or, sometimes, hispidulous; beak poorly defined, 1.5–3 mm. Achenes sessile, ellipsoid to obovoid, faces convex, angles not thickened, 3.3–4.8 × 2.6–3.7 mm; style withering. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Manual 563 1848 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 4: 22 (1847), 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 intumescens var. globularis A.Gray)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex grayi)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex grayi var. hispidula A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex asa-grayi var. hispidula (A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex grayi var. rariflora Farw.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_grayi_NY11129_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_intumescens_globularis_NY11176_type_1) (from synonym Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex asa-grayi var. hispidula (A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex grayi var. hispidula A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex grayi var. rariflora Farw.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex grayi J.Carey BM001042060 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex grayi J.Carey BM001042061 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex grayi var. grayi J.Carey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex grayi)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex grayi var. hispidula A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex asa-grayi var. hispidula (A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex grayi var. rariflora Farw.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_grayi_NY11129_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_intumescens_globularis_NY11176_type_1) (from synonym Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex asa-grayi var. hispidula (A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex grayi var. hispidula A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex grayi var. rariflora Farw.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex grayi J.Carey BM001042060 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex grayi J.Carey BM001042061 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex grayi var. grayi J.Carey)
From editor or global species database
