Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex breweri Boott
1678195 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678195)
accepted
Species
Carex breweri var. breweri · unaccepted
- Variety Carex breweri var. breweri accepted as Carex breweri Boott
- Variety Carex breweri var. paddoensis (Suksd.) Cronquist accepted as Carex engelmannii L.H.Bailey
terrestrial
Boott, F.; Castle; Maubert, M.; Rees; Hooker, J. D. (1867). Illustrations of the genus <i>Carex</i>. pt.4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58671362
page(s): 142 [details]
page(s): 142 [details]
Description Spica simplici apice mascula ovata vel ovali crassa densiflora fulva nuda; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ovalibus amplis inflatis...
Description Spica simplici apice mascula ovata vel ovali crassa densiflora fulva nuda; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ovalibus amplis inflatis tenuissimis, leviter nervatis glabris fulvis rostellatis, ore albido oblique secto, squama lanceolata obtusiuscula mutica fulva, margine albo hyalino latioribus longioribus. (Tab. CCCCLV.) Radix repens, stolonifera. Culmus 5–9-pollicaris, obtusangulus, lævis, basi foliatus, vaginisque foliorum marcidis arcte tectus. Folia filiformia, rigida, culmo breviora; sterilia eum subæquantia. Spica 6–10 lin. longa, 5–6 lin. lata, apice flosculis masculis paucioribus. Squamæ concolores, masculæ angustiores. Perigynium 2 8/10 lin. longum, 1 7/10 lin. latum. Achenium 1 lin. longum, 5/10 lin. latum, oblongo-obovatum, triquetrum, angulo medio postico, basi styli æquali, racheola filiformi longiore instructum. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex breweri Boott. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678195 on 2026-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Boott, F.; Castle; Maubert, M.; Rees; Hooker, J. D. (1867). Illustrations of the genus <i>Carex</i>. pt.4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58671362
page(s): 142 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 142 [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
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Description Spica simplici apice mascula ovata vel ovali crassa densiflora fulva nuda; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ovalibus amplis inflatis tenuissimis, leviter nervatis glabris fulvis rostellatis, ore albido oblique secto, squama lanceolata obtusiuscula mutica fulva, margine albo hyalino latioribus longioribus. (Tab. CCCCLV.) Radix repens, stolonifera. Culmus 5–9-pollicaris, obtusangulus, lævis, basi foliatus, vaginisque foliorum marcidis arcte tectus. Folia filiformia, rigida, culmo breviora; sterilia eum subæquantia. Spica 6–10 lin. longa, 5–6 lin. lata, apice flosculis masculis paucioribus. Squamæ concolores, masculæ angustiores. Perigynium 2 8/10 lin. longum, 1 7/10 lin. latum. Achenium 1 lin. longum, 5/10 lin. latum, oblongo-obovatum, triquetrum, angulo medio postico, basi styli æquali, racheola filiformi longiore instructum. [details]Translation With a simple spike, male at the apex, ovate or oval, thick, densely flowered, tawny, naked; stigmas 3; perigynia oval, large, inflated, very thin, lightly nerved, smooth, tawny, beaked, with a whitish, obliquely cut orifice, longer and wider than the lanceolate, slightly obtuse, awnless, tawny scale with a white hyaline margin. (Plate 455.) Root creeping, stoloniferous. Culm [stem] 5–9 inches long, obtusely angled, smooth, leafy at the base, and tightly covered with the withered sheaths of the leaves. Leaves thread-like, rigid, shorter than the culm; the sterile ones nearly equalling it. Spike 6–10 lines long, 5–6 lines wide, with fewer male florets at the apex. Scales of the same color, the male ones narrower. Perigynium 2 8/10 lines long, 1 7/10 lines wide. Achene 1 line long, 5/10 lines wide, oblong-obovate, three-sided, with the middle angle at the back, equal to the base of the style, furnished with a longer thread-like rachilla. [details]
