Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex plantaginea Lam.
1677985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677985)
accepted
Species
Anithista latifolia (Moench) Raf. · unaccepted
Carex latifolia Moench · unaccepted
Deweya plantaginea (Lam.) Raf. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Lamarck, J. B. P. (1792). <em>Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique.</em> 3(2)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/721828#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 392 [details]
page(s): 392 [details]
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms lateral, erect or ascending, usually overtopping vegetative shoots, 24–54 cm × 0.7–1...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3(2): 392. 1792 [13 Feb 1792] to Encycl....
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms lateral, erect or ascending, usually overtopping vegetative shoots, 24–54 cm × 0.7–1 mm. Leaves: basal sheaths purple, 7–18 mm; blades erect or ascending, evergreen, midrib and 2 lateral veins strongly developed, 14–42 cm × 8–32 mm, older leaves often shriveling or dead at tips. Inflorescences: spikes 3–5 per culm, scattered; peduncle of pistillate spikes erect or spreading, rarely drooping, exserted 0–18 mm; bracts from middle and proximal portions of culms reduced, 0.8–2 cm × 2–3.5 mm. Pistillate spikes the proximal basal, 8–30 × 4–7 mm. Staminate spike 1, pedunculate, oblanceolate to linear, 8–20 × 2–3.5 mm. Pistillate scales slightly keeled, 3.2–4.2 × 1.8–2.2 mm, midribs green, margins hyaline with purple outward, apex cuspidate to acuminate to acute. Staminate scales 3–6 × 1.5–2 mm, midveins green or purple, margins dark purple, apex obtuse. Anthers 3.2–4.2 mm. Perigynia (4–)9–13(–15) per spike, overlapping, finely veined, elliptic, 3.7–4.9 × 1.6–2 mm; beak constricted. Achenes ovoid, 2.2–2.7 × 1.5–1.9 mm, sides flat to slightly concave at maturity, tightly fitting in perigynia. Style ascending from achene through entire orifice. 2n = 50, 52. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3(2): 392. 1792 [13 Feb 1792] to Encycl....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3(2): 392. 1792 [13 Feb 1792] to Encycl. 3: 392 (1792), 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 plantaginea Lam.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677985 on 2025-09-14
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Nomenclature
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Lamarck, J. B. P. (1792). <em>Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique.</em> 3(2)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/721828#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 392 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 392 [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
From editor or global species database
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms lateral, erect or ascending, usually overtopping vegetative shoots, 24–54 cm × 0.7–1 mm. Leaves: basal sheaths purple, 7–18 mm; blades erect or ascending, evergreen, midrib and 2 lateral veins strongly developed, 14–42 cm × 8–32 mm, older leaves often shriveling or dead at tips. Inflorescences: spikes 3–5 per culm, scattered; peduncle of pistillate spikes erect or spreading, rarely drooping, exserted 0–18 mm; bracts from middle and proximal portions of culms reduced, 0.8–2 cm × 2–3.5 mm. Pistillate spikes the proximal basal, 8–30 × 4–7 mm. Staminate spike 1, pedunculate, oblanceolate to linear, 8–20 × 2–3.5 mm. Pistillate scales slightly keeled, 3.2–4.2 × 1.8–2.2 mm, midribs green, margins hyaline with purple outward, apex cuspidate to acuminate to acute. Staminate scales 3–6 × 1.5–2 mm, midveins green or purple, margins dark purple, apex obtuse. Anthers 3.2–4.2 mm. Perigynia (4–)9–13(–15) per spike, overlapping, finely veined, elliptic, 3.7–4.9 × 1.6–2 mm; beak constricted. Achenes ovoid, 2.2–2.7 × 1.5–1.9 mm, sides flat to slightly concave at maturity, tightly fitting in perigynia. Style ascending from achene through entire orifice. 2n = 50, 52. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3(2): 392. 1792 [13 Feb 1792] to Encycl. 3: 392 (1792), 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 Anithista latifolia (Moench) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (266 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Deweya plantaginea (Lam.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Carex latifolia Moench)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex plantaginea)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Anithista latifolia (Moench) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Deweya plantaginea (Lam.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex latifolia Moench)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex latifolia Moench)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Anithista latifolia (Moench) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Deweya plantaginea (Lam.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (266 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Deweya plantaginea (Lam.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Carex latifolia Moench)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex plantaginea)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Anithista latifolia (Moench) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Deweya plantaginea (Lam.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex latifolia Moench)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex latifolia Moench)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Anithista latifolia (Moench) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Deweya plantaginea (Lam.) Raf.)
