Cyperaceae taxon details
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald
1680646 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680646)
accepted
Species
- Forma Eriophorum viridicarinatum f. fellowsii (Fernald) Fernald accepted as Eriophorum ×fellowsii (Fernald) M.S.Novos.
- Forma Eriophorum viridicarinatum f. viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald accepted as Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald
- Variety Eriophorum viridicarinatum var. fellowsii Fernald accepted as Eriophorum ×fellowsii (Fernald) M.S.Novos.
terrestrial
(of Eriophorum latifolium var. viridicarinatum Engelm.) Silliman, B. (1844). <em>American Journal of Science, and Arts.</em> 46: part 1., available online at http://American Journal of Science, and Arts
page(s): 103 [details]
page(s): 103 [details]
Description Culms slender, trigonous, smooth, 2-9 dm. high: basal leaves numerous, elongate; cauline few, remote, green throughout,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Engelm.) Fernald to Fernald, information provided by Alan...
Description Culms slender, trigonous, smooth, 2-9 dm. high: basal leaves numerous, elongate; cauline few, remote, green throughout, thin, scabrous on the margins, the uppermost 5-15 cm. long, 2-6 mm. wide: involucral bracts 2 to 4, green throughout or brownish at base, the longest :3-9 cm.
long: spikelets 3 to 30, on slender simple or forked minutely hairy peduncles (1-6 cm. long), in anthesis oblong-ovoid, 6-10 mm. long, in fruit 1.5-3 cm. long: scales greenish drab to lead
color, ovate to lanceolate, 4-6 mm. long, the prominent often scabrous midrib extending quite to the tip, in the outermost sometimes prolonged as a short scabrous mucro; anthers linear-oblong, 1—1.25 mm. long: achenes oblong-obovoid, trigonous, 2.5-3.5 mm. long:
bristles white or pale buff. [details]
long: spikelets 3 to 30, on slender simple or forked minutely hairy peduncles (1-6 cm. long), in anthesis oblong-ovoid, 6-10 mm. long, in fruit 1.5-3 cm. long: scales greenish drab to lead
color, ovate to lanceolate, 4-6 mm. long, the prominent often scabrous midrib extending quite to the tip, in the outermost sometimes prolonged as a short scabrous mucro; anthers linear-oblong, 1—1.25 mm. long: achenes oblong-obovoid, trigonous, 2.5-3.5 mm. long:
bristles white or pale buff. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Engelm.) Fernald to Fernald, information provided by Alan...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Engelm.) Fernald to Fernald, information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680646 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eriophorum latifolium var. viridicarinatum Engelm.) Silliman, B. (1844). <em>American Journal of Science, and Arts.</em> 46: part 1., available online at http://American Journal of Science, and Arts
page(s): 103 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Fernald, M. L. (1905). The North American species of Eriophorum. I. <em>Rhodora.</em> 7(77): 81-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/562642#page/93/mode/1up
page(s): 89 [details]
page(s): 103 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Fernald, M. L. (1905). The North American species of Eriophorum. I. <em>Rhodora.</em> 7(77): 81-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/562642#page/93/mode/1up
page(s): 89 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Culms slender, trigonous, smooth, 2-9 dm. high: basal leaves numerous, elongate; cauline few, remote, green throughout, thin, scabrous on the margins, the uppermost 5-15 cm. long, 2-6 mm. wide: involucral bracts 2 to 4, green throughout or brownish at base, the longest :3-9 cm.long: spikelets 3 to 30, on slender simple or forked minutely hairy peduncles (1-6 cm. long), in anthesis oblong-ovoid, 6-10 mm. long, in fruit 1.5-3 cm. long: scales greenish drab to lead
color, ovate to lanceolate, 4-6 mm. long, the prominent often scabrous midrib extending quite to the tip, in the outermost sometimes prolonged as a short scabrous mucro; anthers linear-oblong, 1—1.25 mm. long: achenes oblong-obovoid, trigonous, 2.5-3.5 mm. long:
bristles white or pale buff. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Engelm.) Fernald to Fernald, information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eriophorum viridicarinatum)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eriophorum latifolium var. viridicarinatum Engelm.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eriophorum latifolium var. viridicarinatum Engelm.)
To Plants of the World Online
To The Plant List (from synonym Eriophorum viridicarinatum f. viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eriophorum viridicarinatum)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eriophorum latifolium var. viridicarinatum Engelm.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eriophorum latifolium var. viridicarinatum Engelm.)
To Plants of the World Online
To The Plant List (from synonym Eriophorum viridicarinatum f. viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald)
