Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis setacea (L.) R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 222 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. & Subtropical Eurasia, Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madeira, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Costa Rica, Ecuador, New Jersey, New Zealand North, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tasmania, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Jermy, C., Simpson, D., Foley, M. & Porter, M. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. B.S.B.I. Handbook No. 1, ed. 3: 1-554. Botanical Society of the British Isles, London.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 1: 1-366. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barina, Z. & Pifkó, D. (2008). Additions and amendments to the flora of Albania. Willdenowia 38: 455-464.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Eth. 6: 423, fig. 212.52 (1997).
  • K.B. 57: 289 (2002)
  • Prod.: 222 (1810)
  • Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 134 (1983)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1998 Cheek, M. [8508] Cameroon K000678160 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [5777] Kenya K002368635 Yes
Hedberg, O. [649] Uganda K002368619 Yes
Tracy, J.P. [15487] United States K002369566 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M.; Musaya, E. [48] Kenya K002368629 Yes
s.coll. [JMG93933] Tanzania K002368648 Yes
Knox, E.B.; Muasya, A.M. [3125] Kenya K002368627 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2198] Uganda K002368610 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Abdalla, R. [1073] Tanzania K002368640 Yes
Verdcourt [2027] Kenya K002368624 Yes
Cheek, M., v.d. Rheede, Ebong, Iwanaka, Garcia, Fokom, Tadjouteu [10540] Cameroon K001480091 Yes
Knox [1588] Rwanda K001604122 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Abdalla, R. [1066] Tanzania K002368638 Yes
Bernardi, L. [9191] Kenya K002368630 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4560] Uganda K002368607 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [2439] Kenya K002368634 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [945] Tanzania K002368650 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7916] K002368645 Yes
Lye, K.A. [5297] Uganda K002368617 Yes
s.coll. [JMG94644] Tanzania K002368641 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 3531] Kenya K002368621 Yes
[G. Volleus] [1214] Tanzania K002368646 Yes
s.coll. [JMG93830] Tanzania K002368649 Yes
Katende, A.B. [K599] Uganda K002368613 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1062] Uganda K002368609 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/417] Tanzania K002368636 Yes
Wesche, K.; Wesche, K. [2027] Kenya K002368616 Yes
Wood, D. [732] Kenya K002368632 Yes
Sheahan, M-C. [MCS179] United Kingdom K000696366 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [1754] Tanzania K002368643 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 5414] Kenya K002368631 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1460] Kenya K002368633 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [193] Kenya K002368628 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [4151] Kenya K002368625 Yes
s.coll. [JMG94643] Tanzania K002368644 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [3494] Uganda K002368618 Yes
Lye, K.A. [1240] Uganda K002368612 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M. [96/432] Tanzania K002368637 Yes
Lye, K.A. [2240] Uganda K002368614 Yes
{Rob. E. Och;Fries, T.C.E.} [672] Kenya K002368623 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Abdalla, R. [1074] Tanzania K002368639 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [6007] Kenya K002368622 Yes
Knox, E.B.; Muasya, A.M. [3134] Kenya K002368626 Yes
Hedberg, O. [2171] Uganda K002368611 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [1014] Tanzania K002368642 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2972] Uganda K002368608 Yes
s.coll. [JMG93509] Tanzania K002368647 Yes
Edwards, D. [607] South Africa Scirpus setaceus K002369002 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4332] Kenya Scirpus setaceus K002368620 No
Stauffer, H.U. [709] Uganda Scirpus setaceus K001600743 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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