Characteristics
Monocots
Carex leptalea Wahlenb.
BRISTLYSTALKED SEDGE
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Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (DEP)
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Classification
Citation
CAREX LEPTALEA Wahlenberg, Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 139. 1803.
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Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Bay
FLAS
Calhoun
FSU
Citrus
USF
Dixie
FLAS
Duval
FLAS
Escambia
FSU
Franklin
USF
Hernando
USF
Hillsborough
USF
Holmes
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Carex harperi
Carex harperi Fernald, Rhodora 8: 181. 1906.
TYPE: GEORGIA: Jefferson Co.: Swamp of Rocky Comfort Creek, near Louisville, 9 Apr 1904, Harper 2109 (lectotype: GH; isotype: NY). Lectotypified by Mackenzie, N. Amer. Fl. 18: 173. 1935.
Carex leptalea subsp. harperi
Carex leptalea Wahlenberg, subsp. harperi (Fernald) W. Stone, Pl. S. New Jersey 305. 1912 ("1911").
BASIONYM: Carex harperi Fernald 1906.
Carex leptalea var. harperi
Carex leptalea Wahlenberg, var. harperi (Fernald) W. Stone ex Deam, Fl. Indiana 237. 1940.
BASIONYM: Carex harperi Fernald 1906.
Carex microstachya
Carex microstachya Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 169. 1803, non Ehrhart 1788.
Carex polytrichoides
Carex polytrichoides Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 213. 1805, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Carex leptalea Wahlenberg 1803.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Anderson, Argenteuil Mun., Ashe, Baldwin, Bayfield, Benzie, Brunswick, Cheshire, Citrus, Cumberland, Emmet, Franklin, George, Greenville, Hernando, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Lafayette, Lake, Lehigh, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Marion, Oconee, Okaloosa, Onslow, Orange, Orleans, Putnam, Seminole, Seneca, St. Johns, Tishomingo, Volusia, Wakulla, Washington, Watauga
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1903 - 2017
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