Carex macrocephala

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex macrocephala
Name

Carex macrocephala Willd. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 808 (1826).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Vignea macrocephala (Willd. ex Spreng.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 148: 196 (1979 publ. 1980).
Heterotypic
Carex anthericoides J.Presl & C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 204 (1828).
Carex menziesiana Sm. ex Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 27 (1858).
Carex macrocephala var. bracteata Holm, Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 10: 266 (1900).
Carex macrocephala f. bracteata (Holm) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 187 (1909).
Carex macrocephala subsp. anthericoides (C.Presl) Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 38(1): 317 (1942).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Eastern Asia
Japan, Kamchatka, Kuril Is., Sakhalin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Willdenow, C.L.v. 1826. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 3: 808.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex macrocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex macrocephala. Published online. Accessed: Feb 05 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex macrocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 05. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex macrocephala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Feb 2020.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Carex macrocephala, the big-head sedge or largehead sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.[2] It is found on the beaches and dunes of the northern Pacific; Japan, Primorsky Krai, Sakhalin, the Kurils and Kamchatka in the Russian Far East, and Alaska, British Columbia, Washington state and Oregon in North America.[1][2]
References

"Carex macrocephala Willd. ex Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
"Carex macrocephala". wildflower.org. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2022.