Carex brevior (Dewey) Mackenzie ex Lunell

Carex brevior (Dewey) Mackenzie ex Lunell is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex brevior × Carex foenea.

Vernacular names

• carex à têtes courtes Marie-Victorin, 1995

• short-beaked sedge Hurd, Shaw, Mastroguiseppe, Smithman, & Goodrich
• brevior sedge ITIS, 2010
• broad-fruited sedge Harms, 2006
• fescue sedge UWSP
• plains oval sedge Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
• shorter sedge Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005

Synonyms

• Carex brevior (Dewey) Mackenzie ex Lunell var. brevior TROPICOS
• Carex festucacea var. brevior (Dewey) Fernald TROPICOS
• Carex straminea var. brevior Dewey FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex straminea var. typica Macoun

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Cyperaceae
Subfamily	Cyperoideae
Tribe	Cariceae
Genus	Carex
Section	Carex sect. Ovales
Species	Carex brevior

Habit

Herb