Genus Vesicarex Steyerm.

Usually considered a synonym of Carex L.


Summary
Genus number:
16954
Last updated:
9 February 2016
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cariceae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Global Carex Group. 2015. Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 179:37.
  2. Mora-Osejo, L. E. 1982. Consideraciones sobre la morfología, anatomía y posición sistemática de Vesicarex Steyermark (Cyperaceae). Acta Biol. Colomb. 1:31-41.
  3. Starr, J. R. et al. 2004. Phylogeny of the unispicate taxa in Cyperaceae tribe Cariceae I: Generic relationships and evolutionary scenarios. Syst. Bot. 29:528-544. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  4. Wheeler, G. A. 1989. A new species of Carex sect. Abditispicae (Cyperaceae) from northern Argentina and the status of Vesicarex columanthus in South America. Syst. Bot. 14:37-42. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=16954. Accessed 14 April 2026.