Carex cristatella Britton

Carex cristatella Britton is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex bebbii × Carex cristatella.

Vernacular names

• carex accrêté Marie-Victorin, 1995

• crested sedge Harms, 2006
• crested oval sedge Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005

Synonyms

• Carex cristata Schweinitz nom. illeg. FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex lagopodioides var. cristata (Tuckerman) J. Carey TROPICOS
• Carex straminea var. cristata Tuckerman TROPICOS
• Carex tribuloides var. cristata (Tuckerman) L.H. Bailey TROPICOS

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 cristatella

Habit

Herb