Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex alma L.H.Bailey
1677173 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677173)
accepted
Species
Carex arizonensis C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Carex vitrea Holm · unaccepted
terrestrial
Bailey, L. H. (1889). Studies of the types of various species of the genus <i>Carex</i>. Notes on <i>Carex</i>.—XI. <em>Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club.</em> 1(1): 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31679539#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 50 [details]
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Description Culms to 90 cm × 2 mm, scabrous. Leaves: sheath fronts spotted red-brown, veinless, plane, apex truncate to convex,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 50 1889 to Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 50...
Description Culms to 90 cm × 2 mm, scabrous. Leaves: sheath fronts spotted red-brown, veinless, plane, apex truncate to convex, membranous; ligule rounded, to 1 mm, free limb to 0.2 mm; blades to 75 cm × 6 mm, shorter than flowering stem. Inflorescences loosely paniculate, 4–12 cm × 15–20 mm, with 10–20 branches proximal branches distinct; the proximal internode to 25 mm; bracts scalelike, not conspicuous, the awn, when present, 15–50 mm. Scales hyaline, red-brown or pale brown, margins colorless, broad, shining, apex acute or mucronate. Anthers with prominent apiculus to 0.5 mm. Perigynia dark brown-black, 3–5-veined abaxially, 0–3-veined adaxially, body ovate to lanceolate, 3–4.5 × 1.5–2 mm, base rounded to cordate, conspicuous basal spongy tissue somewhat distending perigynium; beak 1–1.5 mm. Achenes red-brown, ovate, 1.2–1.5 × 1–1.2 mm, glossy; style base cylindric. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 50 1889 to Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 50...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 50 1889 to Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 50 (1889), 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 alma L.H.Bailey. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677173 on 2026-06-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Bailey, L. H. (1889). Studies of the types of various species of the genus <i>Carex</i>. Notes on <i>Carex</i>.—XI. <em>Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club.</em> 1(1): 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31679539#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 50 [details]
original description (of Carex vitrea Holm) Holm, T. (1904). Studies in the Cyperaceae. XXI. New or little known species of Carex. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> s4-17(100): 301-317., available online at https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s4-17.100.301
page(s): 302 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 50 [details]
original description (of Carex vitrea Holm) Holm, T. (1904). Studies in the Cyperaceae. XXI. New or little known species of Carex. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> s4-17(100): 301-317., available online at https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s4-17.100.301
page(s): 302 [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
Isotype (of Carex vitrea Holm) NY 00038470, geounit California [details]
Isotype F 0045389, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms to 90 cm × 2 mm, scabrous. Leaves: sheath fronts spotted red-brown, veinless, plane, apex truncate to convex, membranous; ligule rounded, to 1 mm, free limb to 0.2 mm; blades to 75 cm × 6 mm, shorter than flowering stem. Inflorescences loosely paniculate, 4–12 cm × 15–20 mm, with 10–20 branches proximal branches distinct; the proximal internode to 25 mm; bracts scalelike, not conspicuous, the awn, when present, 15–50 mm. Scales hyaline, red-brown or pale brown, margins colorless, broad, shining, apex acute or mucronate. Anthers with prominent apiculus to 0.5 mm. Perigynia dark brown-black, 3–5-veined abaxially, 0–3-veined adaxially, body ovate to lanceolate, 3–4.5 × 1.5–2 mm, base rounded to cordate, conspicuous basal spongy tissue somewhat distending perigynium; beak 1–1.5 mm. Achenes red-brown, ovate, 1.2–1.5 × 1–1.2 mm, glossy; style base cylindric. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 50 1889 to Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 50 (1889), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex arizonensis C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex alma)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex alma L. H. Bailey F314191 isotype 1)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex vitrea Holm F89120 isotype 1) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To GBIF, Field Museum of Natural History (Carex vitrea V0045437F isotype 1) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To GBIF, The New York Botanical Garden (Carex vitrea NY00038470 isotype 1) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex arizonensis C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex arizonensis C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex arizonensis C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex alma)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex alma L. H. Bailey F314191 isotype 1)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex vitrea Holm F89120 isotype 1) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To GBIF, Field Museum of Natural History (Carex vitrea V0045437F isotype 1) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To GBIF, The New York Botanical Garden (Carex vitrea NY00038470 isotype 1) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex arizonensis C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex arizonensis C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex vitrea Holm)
