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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex engelmannii L.H.Bailey

1677661 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677661)

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Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (1886). Vol. 22, p. 132., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3053993
page(s): 132 [details] 
Description Culms slender but erect, four to six inches high, about the length of the numerous very slender bristle-like leaves: spike...  
Description Culms slender but erect, four to six inches high, about the length of the numerous very slender bristle-like leaves: spike small, nearly globular, two to three lines broad, the staminate flowers inconspicuous: perigynium lanceolate, about two lines long, very delicate in texture, flat, somewhat shining, nerveless, the long apex empty, the beak entire or nearly so, about the length of the thin brown acute scale. — Alpine slopes, Colorado, 1874, Dr. George Engelmann, probably near Colorado Springs. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex engelmannii L.H.Bailey. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677661 on 2026-08-16
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original description Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (1886). Vol. 22, p. 132., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3053993
page(s): 132 [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 
   

Isotype F [details]
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Description Culms slender but erect, four to six inches high, about the length of the numerous very slender bristle-like leaves: spike small, nearly globular, two to three lines broad, the staminate flowers inconspicuous: perigynium lanceolate, about two lines long, very delicate in texture, flat, somewhat shining, nerveless, the long apex empty, the beak entire or nearly so, about the length of the thin brown acute scale. — Alpine slopes, Colorado, 1874, Dr. George Engelmann, probably near Colorado Springs. [details]
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