Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex bushii Mack.
1678213 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678213)
accepted
Species
Carex caroliniana var. cuspidata (Dewey) Shinners · unaccepted
Carex hirsuta var. cuspidata Dewey · unaccepted
terrestrial
Mackenzie, K. K. (1910). Notes on <i>Carex</i>—VI. <em>Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Society.</em> 37(5): 231-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12871316
page(s): 241 [details]
page(s): 241 [details]
Holotype NY 0025136, geounit Arkansas
Holotype NY 0025136, geounit Arkansas [details]
Description Culms 30–90 cm, sparsely pilose. Leaves: sheaths pilose; ligules as long as or slightly longer than wide; blades 1.5–4 mm...
Description Culms 30–90 cm, sparsely pilose. Leaves: sheaths pilose; ligules as long as or slightly longer than wide; blades 1.5–4 mm wide, pilose. Inflorescences: terminal spike gynecandrous, at least 1/2 of flowers pistillate, 12–22 mm; lateral spikes usually crowded, 6–16 × 4.5–11 mm. Pistillate scales lanceolate, 2.5–3.5(–5) × 1.1–1.5(–1.7) mm, exceeding perigynia, apex acuminate, at least proximal scale with awn 0.5–2 mm. Staminate scales lanceolate, 3.2–5.2 mm, apex acuminate, often awned. Anthers 2–3 mm. Perigynia spreading, 9–13-veined, obovate-circular, circular in cross section, 2.5–4 × 1.4–2.1 mm, papillose, pubescent; beak absent. Achenes 2–2.6 × (1.1–)1.4–1.7 mm. 2n = 64. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex bushii Mack.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678213 on 2026-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Mackenzie, K. K. (1910). Notes on <i>Carex</i>—VI. <em>Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Society.</em> 37(5): 231-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12871316
page(s): 241 [details]
page(s): 241 [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
Holotype NY 0025136, geounit Arkansas [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information Fruiting late spring–early summer. Dry to mesic grasslands, forest margins; 0–500 m. [details]Description Culms 30–90 cm, sparsely pilose. Leaves: sheaths pilose; ligules as long as or slightly longer than wide; blades 1.5–4 mm wide, pilose. Inflorescences: terminal spike gynecandrous, at least 1/2 of flowers pistillate, 12–22 mm; lateral spikes usually crowded, 6–16 × 4.5–11 mm. Pistillate scales lanceolate, 2.5–3.5(–5) × 1.1–1.5(–1.7) mm, exceeding perigynia, apex acuminate, at least proximal scale with awn 0.5–2 mm. Staminate scales lanceolate, 3.2–5.2 mm, apex acuminate, often awned. Anthers 2–3 mm. Perigynia spreading, 9–13-veined, obovate-circular, circular in cross section, 2.5–4 × 1.4–2.1 mm, papillose, pubescent; beak absent. Achenes 2–2.6 × (1.1–)1.4–1.7 mm. 2n = 64. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex bushii)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex caroliniana var. cuspidata (Dewey) Shinners)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex hirsuta var. cuspidata Dewey)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_bushii_NY25136_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_hirsuta_cuspidata_NY11150_type_1) (from synonym Carex hirsuta var. cuspidata Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex caroliniana var. cuspidata (Dewey) Shinners)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex hirsuta var. cuspidata Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex bushii)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex caroliniana var. cuspidata (Dewey) Shinners)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex hirsuta var. cuspidata Dewey)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_bushii_NY25136_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_hirsuta_cuspidata_NY11150_type_1) (from synonym Carex hirsuta var. cuspidata Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex caroliniana var. cuspidata (Dewey) Shinners)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex hirsuta var. cuspidata Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Hosted externally, from synonym
