Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex torreyi Tuck.
1676214 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676214)
accepted
Species
Carex abbreviata Prescott ex Boott · unaccepted
terrestrial
Tuckerman, E. (1843). Enumeratio Methodica Caricum Quarundam.
page(s): 21 [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
Description Culms 15–50 cm, pilose. Leaves: sheaths pilose; ligules longer than wide; blades 1.5–3 mm wide, pilose. Inflorescences:...
Description Culms 15–50 cm, pilose. Leaves: sheaths pilose; ligules longer than wide; blades 1.5–3 mm wide, pilose. Inflorescences: lateral spikes approximate or proximal distant, 6–12 × 4–7 mm; terminal spike staminate or, rarely, gynecandrous with not more than 1/4 flowers pistillate, 8–16 × 2–4 mm. Pistillate scales ovate-circular, 2–3 × 1.6–2.5 mm, not more than 1.5 times as long as wide, shorter than perigynia, apex obtuse to acuminate. Staminate scales ovate, 3.2–4.1 mm, apex acute or acuminate. Anthers 1.9–2.4 mm. Perigynia ascending, strongly 18–24-veined, ovate or obovate, 2.2–3.2 × 1.5–2.2 mm, glabrous; beak 0.2–0.5(–1) mm. Achenes 2–2.5 × 1.5–1.9 mm. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex torreyi Tuck.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676214 on 2025-12-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Tuckerman, E. (1843). Enumeratio Methodica Caricum Quarundam.
page(s): 21 [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
Other
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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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Culms 15–50 cm, pilose. Leaves: sheaths pilose; ligules longer than wide; blades 1.5–3 mm wide, pilose. Inflorescences: lateral spikes approximate or proximal distant, 6–12 × 4–7 mm; terminal spike staminate or, rarely, gynecandrous with not more than 1/4 flowers pistillate, 8–16 × 2–4 mm. Pistillate scales ovate-circular, 2–3 × 1.6–2.5 mm, not more than 1.5 times as long as wide, shorter than perigynia, apex obtuse to acuminate. Staminate scales ovate, 3.2–4.1 mm, apex acute or acuminate. Anthers 1.9–2.4 mm. Perigynia ascending, strongly 18–24-veined, ovate or obovate, 2.2–3.2 × 1.5–2.2 mm, glabrous; beak 0.2–0.5(–1) mm. Achenes 2–2.5 × 1.5–1.9 mm. [details]Ecology Fruiting summer. Meadows, moist woods; 200–2500 m. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Carex abbreviata Prescott ex Boott)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex torreyi)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex abbreviata Prescott ex Boott)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_torreyi_NY11380_type_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex abbreviata Prescott ex Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Carex abbreviata Prescott ex Boott)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex torreyi)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex abbreviata Prescott ex Boott)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_torreyi_NY11380_type_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex abbreviata Prescott ex Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
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