Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex aurea Nutt.
1677267 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677267)
accepted
Species
Carex aurea f. colorata Farw. · unaccepted
Carex mutica R.Br. · unaccepted
Carex pyriformis F.W.Schultz · unaccepted
Neskiza aurea (Nutt.) Raf. · unaccepted
- Forma Carex aurea f. colorata Farw. accepted as Carex aurea Nutt.
- Variety Carex aurea var. androgyna Olney accepted as Carex garberi Fernald
- Variety Carex aurea var. celsa L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex hassei L.H.Bailey
terrestrial
Nuttall, T. (1818). The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/723958#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 205 [details]
page(s): 205 [details]
Description Culms 5–40 cm. Leaves: blades 3–20(–30) cm × 1.4–3 mm. Inflorescences: proximal bracts with well-developed blades...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 205 1818 to Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 205 (1818),...
Description Culms 5–40 cm. Leaves: blades 3–20(–30) cm × 1.4–3 mm. Inflorescences: proximal bracts with well-developed blades exceeding inflorescence sheaths 2–4(–10) mm; lateral spikes with 4–20 perigynia, approximate or proximal distant, lax, 4–20(–30) × 3–5 mm, middle internodes (0.5–)0.7–1.5 mm; terminal spike usually staminate, occasionally gynecandrous, sessile or short-pedunculate, 3–10(–15) × 0.9–2 mm. Pistillate scales brown with paler or green midvein, divergent in mature fruit, ovate to ovate-circular, 1.2–2.5 × 1.1–1.8 mm, apex subacute to obtuse or cuspidate. Proximal staminate scales brown with paler or green midvein and hyaline margins, oblong-ovate, 2–3.5(–4) mm, apex obtuse to subacute. Perigynia divergent, bright orange, somewhat inflated and fleshy when mature, circular-obovate, 2.3–3.2 × 1.2–1.8 mm, smooth or minutely papillose. Achenes subcircular, 1.4–1.8 × 1–1.5 mm. 2n = 52. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 205 1818 to Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 205 (1818),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 205 1818 to Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 205 (1818), 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 aurea Nutt.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677267 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Nuttall, T. (1818). The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/723958#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 205 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 205 [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 MSC 0050748, geounit United States [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms 5–40 cm. Leaves: blades 3–20(–30) cm × 1.4–3 mm. Inflorescences: proximal bracts with well-developed blades exceeding inflorescence sheaths 2–4(–10) mm; lateral spikes with 4–20 perigynia, approximate or proximal distant, lax, 4–20(–30) × 3–5 mm, middle internodes (0.5–)0.7–1.5 mm; terminal spike usually staminate, occasionally gynecandrous, sessile or short-pedunculate, 3–10(–15) × 0.9–2 mm. Pistillate scales brown with paler or green midvein, divergent in mature fruit, ovate to ovate-circular, 1.2–2.5 × 1.1–1.8 mm, apex subacute to obtuse or cuspidate. Proximal staminate scales brown with paler or green midvein and hyaline margins, oblong-ovate, 2–3.5(–4) mm, apex obtuse to subacute. Perigynia divergent, bright orange, somewhat inflated and fleshy when mature, circular-obovate, 2.3–3.2 × 1.2–1.8 mm, smooth or minutely papillose. Achenes subcircular, 1.4–1.8 × 1–1.5 mm. 2n = 52. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 205 1818 to Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 205 (1818), 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 Neskiza aurea (Nutt.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Carex pyriformis F.W.Schultz)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Carex mutica R.Br.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (379 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex aurea)
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Neskiza aurea (Nutt.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex mutica R.Br.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex pyriformis F.W.Schultz)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex aurea f. colorata Farw.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex aurea f. colorata Farw.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex pyriformis F.W.Schultz)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Neskiza aurea (Nutt.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex mutica R.Br.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Carex pyriformis F.W.Schultz)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Carex mutica R.Br.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (379 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex aurea)
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Neskiza aurea (Nutt.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex mutica R.Br.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex pyriformis F.W.Schultz)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex aurea f. colorata Farw.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex aurea f. colorata Farw.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex pyriformis F.W.Schultz)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Neskiza aurea (Nutt.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex mutica R.Br.)
