Scientific or common name:

Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax

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CYPERACEAE - Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax
Nomencl. ref.: Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 2(abt. 2, lief. 15): 105, fig. 113F. 1888 [Jan 1888]
Rank: species
See: ► Lipocarpha micrantha (Vahl) G. Tucker

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Common names

U.S. name: Smallflower halfchaff sedge

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Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
 

Synonyms:
= Lipocarpha micrantha (Vahl) G. Tucker
= Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. minor (Schrad.) Friedland
= Scirpus micranthus Vahl
= Scirpus micranthus Vahl var. minor (Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.) B. Boivin

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. aristulata Coville
2) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. drummondii (Nees) Friedland
3) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. minor (Schrad.) Friedland

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Hemicarpha
Species:

1) Hemicarpha aristulata (Coville) Smyth 2) Hemicarpha drummondii Nees 3) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax 4) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. aristulata Coville 5) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. drummondii (Nees) Friedland 6) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. minor (Schrad.) Friedland 7) Hemicarpha occidentalis A. Gray

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, ON, QC)


Map for Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cyperaceae)
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1) Abildgaardia (sedge) 2) Amphiscirpus (bulrush) 3) Baeothryon (bulrush) 4) Blysmopsis (bulrush) 5) Blysmus (bulrush) 6) Bolboschoenus (bulrush) 7) Bulbostylis (hairsedge) 8) Carex (sedge) 9) Chaetocyperus (spikerush) 10) Cladium (sawgrass) 11) Cymophyllus 12) Cyperus (flatsedge) 13) Dichromena (beaksedge) 14) Dulichium 15) Eleocharis (spikerush) 16) Elyna (bog sedge) 17) Eriophorum (cottongrass) 18) Fimbristylis (fimbry) 19) Fuirena (umbrella-sedge) 20) Gahnia (sawsedge) 21) Heleocharis (spikerush) 22) Hemicarpha (halfchaff sedge) 23) Holoschoenus (bulrush) 24) Hymenochaeta (bulrush) 25) Hypolytrum 26) Isolepis (bulrush) 27) Juncellus (flatsedge) 28) Kobresia (bog sedge) 29) Kyllinga (spikesedge) 30) Lagenocarpus 31) Lepironia 32) Leucocoma (bulrush) 33) Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge) 34) Machaerina (twigrush) 35) Mapania 36) Mariscus (sawgrass) 37) Morelotia 38) Oncostylis (hairsedge) 39) Oreobolus 40) Oxycaryum (bulrush) 41) Psilocarya (beaksedge) 42) Pycreus (flatsedge) 43) Remirea (beachstar) 44) Rhynchospora (beaksedge) 45) Schoenoplectus (bulrush) 46) Schoenus (bogrush) 47) Scirpodendron 48) Scirpoides (bulrush) 49) Scirpus (bulrush) 50) Scleria (nutrush) 51) Stenophyllus (hairsedge) 52) Torulinium (flatsedge) 53) Trichophorum (bulrush) 54) Trichophyllum (spikerush) 55) Uncinia (birdcatching sedge) 56) Websteria (algal bulrush)

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Common names (Hemicarpha)
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1) Awned halfchaff sedge (Hemicarpha aristulata) 2) Smallflower halfchaff sedge (Hemicarpha micrantha) 3) Western halfchaff sedge (Hemicarpha occidentalis)

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More species:
1) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. aristulata Coville [140]
2) Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. drummondii (Nees) Friedland [145]
3) Hemicarpha occidentalis A. Gray [141]
4) Hemieva ranunculifolia (Hook.) Raf. [93]
5) Hemionitis palmata L. [340]
6) Hemizonia arida D.D. Keck [145]
7) Hemizonia corymbosa (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray [137]
8) Hemizonia halliana D.D. Keck [152]
9) Hemizonia luzulifolia DC. [135]
10) Hemizonia pallida D.D. Keck [140]

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