Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex edgariae Hamlin
1676887 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676887)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Hamlin, B.G. (1968). The Genus Carex Sect. Echinochlaenae Th. Holm in New Zealand: Typification, Classification and Descriptions of New Species. <em>Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington.</em> 6: 97–111.
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Description
Reddish tufts to ± 10 cm high; rhizome short. Leaves concavo-convex usually stems. Female spikes 2-3, sessile,...
Description
Reddish, rhizomatous tufts. Rhizome 1–1.5 mm. diam. Culms 2–8–(15) cm. × c. 1 mm., cylindrical, glab.; shorter...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Rec. Domin. Mus., N. Zeal. vi. 103 (1968). to Rec. Domin. Mus. 6:...
Reddish tufts to ± 10 cm high; rhizome short. Leaves concavo-convex usually stems. Female spikes 2-3, sessile,...
Description
Reddish tufts to ± 10 cm high; rhizome short. Leaves concavo-convex usually > stems. Female spikes 2-3, sessile, close-packed, to 1 cm long. Glumes ± ½ length of black-tipped utricles. Stigmas 3. [details]
Reddish tufts to ± 10 cm high; rhizome short. Leaves concavo-convex usually > stems. Female spikes 2-3, sessile, close-packed, to 1 cm long. Glumes ± ½ length of black-tipped utricles. Stigmas 3. [details]
Description
Reddish, rhizomatous tufts. Rhizome 1–1.5 mm. diam. Culms 2–8–(15) cm. × c. 1 mm., cylindrical, glab.; shorter...
Description
Reddish, rhizomatous tufts. Rhizome 1–1.5 mm. diam. Culms 2–8–(15) cm. × c. 1 mm., cylindrical, glab.; shorter culms almost hidden within the grey-brown or light yellow-brown lf-sheaths. Lvs > or occ. < culms, 1–2 mm. wide, concavo-convex, margins and occ. keel scabrid towards lf-tip. Infl. of 3–4–(5) approximate, sessile spikes, lowermost spike in taller plants occ. distant; terminal spike male, glumes ovate, us. entire, creamy brown; remaining spikes female, clustered round base of male spike, 0.5–1 cm. × 3–4 mm. Glumes c. ½ the length of the utricles, ovate, almost hyaline with light red-brown striae, midrib cream, scabrid at the tip which is occ. produced to a very minute awn. Utricles 1.5–2.5 × c. 1 mm., ovoid-ellipsoid, cream at the base with red-brown to almost black markings on upper half, nerves distinct in lower half, margins glab.; beak minute, up to 0.3 mm. long, orifice entire or minutely bidentate, slightly scabrid; stipe minute or up to c. 0.5 mm. long. Stigmas 3. Nut c. 1 × 1 mm., obovoid, trigonous with rounded angles, dark grey-brown when mature. [details]
Reddish, rhizomatous tufts. Rhizome 1–1.5 mm. diam. Culms 2–8–(15) cm. × c. 1 mm., cylindrical, glab.; shorter culms almost hidden within the grey-brown or light yellow-brown lf-sheaths. Lvs > or occ. < culms, 1–2 mm. wide, concavo-convex, margins and occ. keel scabrid towards lf-tip. Infl. of 3–4–(5) approximate, sessile spikes, lowermost spike in taller plants occ. distant; terminal spike male, glumes ovate, us. entire, creamy brown; remaining spikes female, clustered round base of male spike, 0.5–1 cm. × 3–4 mm. Glumes c. ½ the length of the utricles, ovate, almost hyaline with light red-brown striae, midrib cream, scabrid at the tip which is occ. produced to a very minute awn. Utricles 1.5–2.5 × c. 1 mm., ovoid-ellipsoid, cream at the base with red-brown to almost black markings on upper half, nerves distinct in lower half, margins glab.; beak minute, up to 0.3 mm. long, orifice entire or minutely bidentate, slightly scabrid; stipe minute or up to c. 0.5 mm. long. Stigmas 3. Nut c. 1 × 1 mm., obovoid, trigonous with rounded angles, dark grey-brown when mature. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Rec. Domin. Mus., N. Zeal. vi. 103 (1968). to Rec. Domin. Mus. 6:...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Rec. Domin. Mus., N. Zeal. vi. 103 (1968). to Rec. Domin. Mus. 6: 103 (1968), 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 edgariae Hamlin. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676887 on 2026-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Hamlin, B.G. (1968). The Genus Carex Sect. Echinochlaenae Th. Holm in New Zealand: Typification, Classification and Descriptions of New Species. <em>Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington.</em> 6: 97–111.
page(s): 103 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 103 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
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Description Reddish tufts to ± 10 cm high; rhizome short. Leaves concavo-convex usually > stems. Female spikes 2-3, sessile, close-packed, to 1 cm long. Glumes ± ½ length of black-tipped utricles. Stigmas 3. [details]
Description
Reddish, rhizomatous tufts. Rhizome 1–1.5 mm. diam. Culms 2–8–(15) cm. × c. 1 mm., cylindrical, glab.; shorter culms almost hidden within the grey-brown or light yellow-brown lf-sheaths. Lvs > or occ. < culms, 1–2 mm. wide, concavo-convex, margins and occ. keel scabrid towards lf-tip. Infl. of 3–4–(5) approximate, sessile spikes, lowermost spike in taller plants occ. distant; terminal spike male, glumes ovate, us. entire, creamy brown; remaining spikes female, clustered round base of male spike, 0.5–1 cm. × 3–4 mm. Glumes c. ½ the length of the utricles, ovate, almost hyaline with light red-brown striae, midrib cream, scabrid at the tip which is occ. produced to a very minute awn. Utricles 1.5–2.5 × c. 1 mm., ovoid-ellipsoid, cream at the base with red-brown to almost black markings on upper half, nerves distinct in lower half, margins glab.; beak minute, up to 0.3 mm. long, orifice entire or minutely bidentate, slightly scabrid; stipe minute or up to c. 0.5 mm. long. Stigmas 3. Nut c. 1 × 1 mm., obovoid, trigonous with rounded angles, dark grey-brown when mature. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Rec. Domin. Mus., N. Zeal. vi. 103 (1968). to Rec. Domin. Mus. 6: 103 (1968), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
