Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex thurberi Dewey ex Torr.
1676193 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676193)
accepted
Species
Carex arizonensis Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Emory, W. H. (1859). Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior. 2(1)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28872815#page/232/mode/1up
page(s): 232 [details]
page(s): 232 [details]
Holotype GH 00027459, geounit Mexico
Holotype GH 00027459, geounit Mexico [details]
Description Plants densely to loosely cespitose; rhizomes short, no more than 10 cm. Culms trigonous in cross section, 40–100 cm,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 232. 1859 to Rep. U.S. Mex....
Description Plants densely to loosely cespitose; rhizomes short, no more than 10 cm. Culms trigonous in cross section, 40–100 cm, scabrous-angled distally. Leaves: basal sheaths reddish purple; ligules longer than wide; blades pale to mid green, flat to W-shaped, 3.5–9 mm wide, glabrous. Inflorescences 6–25 cm; proximal bract 15–40 cm, exceeding inflorescence; proximal 3–4 spikes pistillate, erect or the proximal spreading; terminal 1–2 spikes staminate. Pistillate scales ovate, obtuse to acuminate, 2–4.4(–5.1) × 0.7–1.3 mm, shorter than perigynia, margins erose, apex contracted, scabrous-awned, awn mostly shorter than body. Staminate scales scabrous-awned, sometimes also ciliate-margined. Perigynia ascending, ca. 13–25-veined, veins separated by 3+ times their width, confluent at or proximal to mid beak (except for 2 prominent lateral), narrowly elliptic, 3.1–4.8 × 0.9–1.5(–1.8) mm, herbaceous, apex tapered; beak 0.9–1.8 mm, smooth, bidentulate, teeth straight, 0.4–0.9 mm. Stigmas 3. Achenes yellow to pale brown, trigonous, smooth. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 232. 1859 to Rep. U.S. Mex....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 232. 1859 to Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 232 (1858), 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 thurberi Dewey ex Torr.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676193 on 2026-08-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Emory, W. H. (1859). Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior. 2(1)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28872815#page/232/mode/1up
page(s): 232 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 232 [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
Holotype GH 00027459, geounit Mexico [details]
Syntype (of Carex arizonensis Kük.) P 00302782, geounit Arizona [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants densely to loosely cespitose; rhizomes short, no more than 10 cm. Culms trigonous in cross section, 40–100 cm, scabrous-angled distally. Leaves: basal sheaths reddish purple; ligules longer than wide; blades pale to mid green, flat to W-shaped, 3.5–9 mm wide, glabrous. Inflorescences 6–25 cm; proximal bract 15–40 cm, exceeding inflorescence; proximal 3–4 spikes pistillate, erect or the proximal spreading; terminal 1–2 spikes staminate. Pistillate scales ovate, obtuse to acuminate, 2–4.4(–5.1) × 0.7–1.3 mm, shorter than perigynia, margins erose, apex contracted, scabrous-awned, awn mostly shorter than body. Staminate scales scabrous-awned, sometimes also ciliate-margined. Perigynia ascending, ca. 13–25-veined, veins separated by 3+ times their width, confluent at or proximal to mid beak (except for 2 prominent lateral), narrowly elliptic, 3.1–4.8 × 0.9–1.5(–1.8) mm, herbaceous, apex tapered; beak 0.9–1.8 mm, smooth, bidentulate, teeth straight, 0.4–0.9 mm. Stigmas 3. Achenes yellow to pale brown, trigonous, smooth. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 232. 1859 to Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 232 (1858), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex arizonensis Kük.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex thurberi)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex arizonensis Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex arizonensis Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex arizonensis Kük.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex thurberi)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex arizonensis Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex arizonensis Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
