Taxon:
Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
Summary
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 2:106. 1817
Verified:
03/26/2003
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
- Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). URL: http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
- Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). URL: http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Gordon-Gray, K. D. 1995. Cyperaceae in Natal
- Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges. URL: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
- Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl
- Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl
- Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl
- Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres URL: http://www.gobcan.es/cmayot/interreg/atlantico/documentos/LESDCanarias.pdf
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- Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl
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- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl
- Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl
- Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
English
fiber-optic-grass – low bulrush – slender club-rush – German
niedere Moorbinse – Portuguese
cabeleira-de-vella – Spanish
escirpillo cabizbajo – Swedish
ampelsäv –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
1 | Native | Antarctic | Subantarctic Islands | Falkland Islands(Malvinas) | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | s.e. |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | South Australia | s. |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Tasmania | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | s. |
1 | Native | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | Scotland | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | incl. Baleares |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja California (Norte) | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja California Sur | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | s.w. |
1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | s.? |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Middle Atlantic Ocean | St. Helena | | |
Native
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria (n.), Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho, South Africa
Antarctic
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SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS:
Falkland Islands(Malvinas)
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland (s.e.), South Australia (s.), Victoria, Western Australia (s.)]
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom [Scotland], Ireland
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Northern America
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [British Columbia (s.w.)]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur]
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil (s.?)
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador, Peru
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
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MIDDLE ATLANTIC OCEAN:
St. Helena
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | erosion control | as Scirpus cernuus | Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Scirpus cernuus Vahl |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |