Carex crus-corvi

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 crus-corvi
Name

Carex crus-corvi Shuttlw. ex Kunze, Suppl. Riedgräs.: 128 (1844).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Carex bayardii Fernald, Rhodora 44: 71 (1942).
Carex halei Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 2: 248 (1846).
Carex hystrix A.Gray ex Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 26 (1858).
Carex ornithorhyncha Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 26 (1858).
Carex siciformis Boott, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 113 (1845).
Carex crus-corvi var. virginiana Fernald, Rhodora 39: 393 (1937).
Carex virginiana (Fernald) Fernald, Rhodora 43: 542 (1941), nom. illeg..
Carex crus-corvi f. orthoclados Kunze, Suppl. Riedgräs.: 166 (1844).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Middle Europe
Belgium (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
Regional: Eastern Canada
Ontario.
Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma.
Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia.
Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
Texas.
Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

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

Kunze, G. 1840–1850. Supplemente zu Schkuhr's Riedgräsern (Carices). Leipzig: E. Fleischer. BHL Reference page. : 128.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex crus-corvi in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex crus-corvi. Published online. Accessed: Jan 15 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Carex crus-corvi in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Carex crus-corvi. Accessed: 20 Sep 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Carex crus-corvi. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 20. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex crus-corvi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names
English: ravenfoot sedge, Raven's-foot sedge