Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex flava L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 975 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to NW. Iran, Canada to N. Central & NE. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Indiana, Iran, Italy, Krym, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Morocco, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Vermont, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Amini Rad, M. (2006). New taxa records of Carex from Iran. Rostaniha 7: 139-140.
  • Crins, W.J. & Ball, P.W. (1989). Taxonomy of the Carex flava complex (Cyperaceae) in North America and northern Eurasia. II. Taxonomic treatment. Canadian Journal of Botany 67: 1048-1065.
  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • Jiménez-Mejías, P., Luceño, M. & Martín-Bravo, S. (2014). Species boundries within the southwest Old World populations of Carex flava group (Cyperaceae). Systematic Botany 39: 117-131.
  • Jiménez-Mejías, P., Martín-Bravo, S. & Luceño, M. (2012). Systematics and taxonomy of Carex sect. Ceratocystis (Cyperaceae) in Europe: A molecular and cytogenetic approach. Systematic Botany 37: 382-398.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • 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.
  • Seregin, A.P. (2014). Flora of Vladimir Oblast, Russia: grid data analysis: 1-441. KMK schientific press, Moscow.
  • 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.
  • Toom, M., Liira, J. & Kull, T. (2016). Tarnad. The genus Carex in Estonia: 1-303. Eesti Elurikkus 2.
  • Więcław, H. (2014). Carex flava agg. (section Ceratocystis, Cyperaceae) in Poland: taxonomy, morphological variation and soil conditions. Biodiversity: Research and Conservation 33: 3-47.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Seregin, A.P. (2014). Flora of Vladimir Oblast, Russia: grid data analysis: 1-441. KMK schientific press, Moscow.
  • Toom, M., Liira, J. & Kull, T. (2016). Tarnad. The genus Carex in Estonia: 1-303. Eesti Elurikkus 2.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 7, 2023 Breman, E.; McCabe, S.; Aronsson, M. [EB23038] Sweden K009000918 No
Jul 16, 1939 Mackechnie, R. [S.n.] United Kingdom K002179129 No
Apr 6, 1903 [W.B] [S.n.] K002178510 No
Dec 13, 1902 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001617202 No
Dec 13, 1902 Boott [s.n.] United States K002560349 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001617230 No
Kneucker, J.A. [s.n.] Switzerland K000960474 Lectotype Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178098 No
Collins, J.F.; Fernald, M.L.; Pease, A.S. [s.n.] Canada K000907975 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28644] India Carex foliosa K001418686 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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 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/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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