Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex albicans var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig
1702810 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1702810)
accepted
Variety
Carex davisii Dewey · unaccepted
Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr. · unaccepted
Carex emmonsii var. colorata Howe · unaccepted
Carex emmonsii var. distincta Howe · unaccepted
Carex lucorum var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Chapm. · unaccepted
Carex nigromarginata var. minor (Boott) Gleason · unaccepted
Carex varia var. minor Boott · unaccepted
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Rhizomes ascending to erect, 0–5(–20) mm. Staminate spikes 5–8.5 × 0.8–1.3 mm; staminate scales from median...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig to (Torr.) Rettig, information...
Description Rhizomes ascending to erect, 0–5(–20) mm. Staminate spikes 5–8.5 × 0.8–1.3 mm; staminate scales from median portion of spike 2.8–4 × 0.6–1.9 mm, midrib prominent, usually elevated and extending to apex of scale, usually with small teeth (15X). Perigynia 2.3–3.3 × 0.8–1.2 mm; beak with apical teeth 0.1–0.3 mm. 2n = 40. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig to (Torr.) Rettig, information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig to (Torr.) Rettig, information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in T [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex albicans var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1702810 on 2026-05-26
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Nomenclature
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
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizomes ascending to erect, 0–5(–20) mm. Staminate spikes 5–8.5 × 0.8–1.3 mm; staminate scales from median portion of spike 2.8–4 × 0.6–1.9 mm, midrib prominent, usually elevated and extending to apex of scale, usually with small teeth (15X). Perigynia 2.3–3.3 × 0.8–1.2 mm; beak with apical teeth 0.1–0.3 mm. 2n = 40. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig to (Torr.) Rettig, information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in T [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications) (from synonym Carex davisii Dewey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex albicans var. emmonsii)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex davisii) (from synonym Carex davisii Dewey)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex lucorum var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Chapm.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex nigromarginata var. minor (Boott) Gleason)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex davisii Dewey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex emmonsii var. distincta Howe)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex emmonsii var. colorata Howe)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex novae-angliae var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) J.Carey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex varia var. minor Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex emmonsii var. colorata Howe)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex varia var. minor Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex emmonsii var. distincta Howe)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex davisii Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex novae-angliae var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) J.Carey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex nigromarginata var. minor (Boott) Gleason)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex lucorum var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Chapm.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications) (from synonym Carex davisii Dewey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex albicans var. emmonsii)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex davisii) (from synonym Carex davisii Dewey)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex lucorum var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Chapm.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex nigromarginata var. minor (Boott) Gleason)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex davisii Dewey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex emmonsii var. distincta Howe)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex emmonsii var. colorata Howe)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex novae-angliae var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) J.Carey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex varia var. minor Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex emmonsii var. colorata Howe)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex varia var. minor Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex emmonsii var. distincta Howe)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex davisii Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex novae-angliae var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) J.Carey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex nigromarginata var. minor (Boott) Gleason)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex lucorum var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Chapm.)
