Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex tenax Chapm. ex Dewey
1676163 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676163)
accepted
Species
Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey · unaccepted
Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey · unaccepted
Carex dasycarpa var. tenax (Chapm. ex Dewey) Kük. · unaccepted
- Variety Carex tenax var. leucensis Camperio accepted as Carex austroalpina Bech.
terrestrial
Dewey, C. (1855). Caricography. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Series 2. 19: 252-256., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29218403
page(s): 254 [details]
page(s): 254 [details]
Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes stout. Culms 20–50 cm, smooth, glabrous. Leaf blades V-shaped in cross section when...
Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes stout. Culms 20–50 cm, smooth, glabrous. Leaf blades V-shaped in cross section when young, 1.5–2.8 mm wide, usually involute, proximally puberulent. Inflorescences: proximal bracts sheathless or sheath not more than 2(–5) mm; lateral spikes 10–20 × 5–9 mm, all in distal 1/2 of stem; terminal spike 10–32 × 1.5–3 mm. Pistillate scales 3–5-veined, ovate, 2.8–5 × 1.6–2.2 mm, proximal ones shorter than perigynia, apex acute. Staminate scales 3-veined, 4.5–5.5 × 1.6–2.2 mm. Perigynia 20–30-veined, subsessile, ovoid to obovoid, 4–6 × 1.9–2.4 mm, pilose, hairs not more than 0.2 mm; beak distinct or obscure, to 0.5 mm. Achenes sessile, 3–3.5 × 1.9–2 mm, almost filling bodies of perigynia. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex tenax Chapm. ex Dewey. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676163 on 2026-05-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Dewey, C. (1855). Caricography. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Series 2. 19: 252-256., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29218403
page(s): 254 [details]
page(s): 254 [details]
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additional source
Ball, P.W.; Reznicek, A.A.; Murray, D.F. (2002). Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. In: Flora of North America. Vol. 23. Oxford University Press, New York., available online at http://floranorthamerica.org/Cyperaceae [details] Available for editors 
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Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes stout. Culms 20–50 cm, smooth, glabrous. Leaf blades V-shaped in cross section when young, 1.5–2.8 mm wide, usually involute, proximally puberulent. Inflorescences: proximal bracts sheathless or sheath not more than 2(–5) mm; lateral spikes 10–20 × 5–9 mm, all in distal 1/2 of stem; terminal spike 10–32 × 1.5–3 mm. Pistillate scales 3–5-veined, ovate, 2.8–5 × 1.6–2.2 mm, proximal ones shorter than perigynia, apex acute. Staminate scales 3-veined, 4.5–5.5 × 1.6–2.2 mm. Perigynia 20–30-veined, subsessile, ovoid to obovoid, 4–6 × 1.9–2.4 mm, pilose, hairs not more than 0.2 mm; beak distinct or obscure, to 0.5 mm. Achenes sessile, 3–3.5 × 1.9–2 mm, almost filling bodies of perigynia. [details]Ecology Fruiting late spring–summer. Dry to dry-mesic, longleaf pine and sand-hill savannas; 0–200 m. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex dasycarpa var. tenax (Chapm. ex Dewey) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex chapmanii) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex chapmanii) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex tenax)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex dasycarpa var. tenax (Chapm. ex Dewey) Kük.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_chapmanii_NY11033_type_1) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_tenax_NY11372_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_tenax_NY11373_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_tenax_NY11374_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_tenax_NY11375_type_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex dasycarpa var. tenax (Chapm. ex Dewey) Kük.)
To US Herbarium (Carex chapmanii US28433 type 1) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex chapmanii) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex chapmanii) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex tenax)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex dasycarpa var. tenax (Chapm. ex Dewey) Kük.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_chapmanii_NY11033_type_1) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_tenax_NY11372_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_tenax_NY11373_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_tenax_NY11374_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_tenax_NY11375_type_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex dasycarpa var. tenax (Chapm. ex Dewey) Kük.)
To US Herbarium (Carex chapmanii US28433 type 1) (from synonym Carex chapmanii Sartwell ex Dewey)
