Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex whitneyi Olney
1677388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677388)
accepted
Species
Carex flaccifolia Mack. · unaccepted
Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell · unaccepted
Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler · unaccepted
terrestrial
Olney, S. T. (1868). Carices Novae. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 7: 393-396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3068732
page(s): 394 [details]
page(s): 394 [details]
Description Culms 25–100 cm. Leaves: sheath fronts brownish; blades 2–6 mm wide. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes white, ovate,...
Description Culms 25–100 cm. Leaves: sheath fronts brownish; blades 2–6 mm wide. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes white, ovate, 7–30 × 5–9 mm, ciliate distally; terminal spike white-hyaline, tinged red-brown, ovate, 5–30 × 2–4 mm. Perigynia green, ca. 5-veined, 3.7–5.5 × 1.5–2.5 mm; beak tip with narrow, white margins. Achenes ovoid to obovoid, 2.8–3.9 × 1.7–2.4 mm. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex whitneyi Olney. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677388 on 2026-05-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Olney, S. T. (1868). Carices Novae. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 7: 393-396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3068732
page(s): 394 [details]
original description (of Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler) Böckeler, O. (1882). Neue Cyperaceen. <em>Flora.</em> 65(4): 59-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/66710#page/12/mode/1up
page(s): 61 [details]
page(s): 394 [details]
original description (of Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler) Böckeler, O. (1882). Neue Cyperaceen. <em>Flora.</em> 65(4): 59-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/66710#page/12/mode/1up
page(s): 61 [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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additional source Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 581 [details]
[request]additional source Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 581 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Isotype CAS 0032608, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information Fruiting summer. Dry, sandy and gravelly meadows, open forests; 1200–3400 m. [details]Description Culms 25–100 cm. Leaves: sheath fronts brownish; blades 2–6 mm wide. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes white, ovate, 7–30 × 5–9 mm, ciliate distally; terminal spike white-hyaline, tinged red-brown, ovate, 5–30 × 2–4 mm. Perigynia green, ca. 5-veined, 3.7–5.5 × 1.5–2.5 mm; beak tip with narrow, white margins. Achenes ovoid to obovoid, 2.8–3.9 × 1.7–2.4 mm. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carex flaccifolia Mack.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex whitneyi)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex whitneyi Olney F309085 syntype 1)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex whitneyi Olney F309086 syntype 1)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191529 syntype 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191530 syntype 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191530 syntype 2)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191531 syntype 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191532 syntype 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191532 syntype 2)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191532 syntype 3)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex flaccifolia Mack.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_jepsonii_NY11183_type_1) (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_jepsonii_NY11184_type_1) (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11409_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11410_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11411_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11412_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11413_type_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex flaccifolia Mack.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To US Herbarium (Carex flaccifolia US468192 type 1) (from synonym Carex flaccifolia Mack.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carex flaccifolia Mack.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex whitneyi)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex whitneyi Olney F309085 syntype 1)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex whitneyi Olney F309086 syntype 1)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191529 syntype 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191530 syntype 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191530 syntype 2)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191531 syntype 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191532 syntype 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191532 syntype 2)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex whitneyi G00191532 syntype 3)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex flaccifolia Mack.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_jepsonii_NY11183_type_1) (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_jepsonii_NY11184_type_1) (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11409_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11410_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11411_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11412_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_whitneyi_NY11413_type_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex flaccifolia Mack.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex pilosiuscula Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex jepsonii J.T.Howell)
To US Herbarium (Carex flaccifolia US468192 type 1) (from synonym Carex flaccifolia Mack.)
From editor or global species database
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