Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex obtusata Lilj.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 14: 69 (1793)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Germany to Czechia, S. Sweden to Russian Far East, Canada to W. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Mexico, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Primorye, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Sweden, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gamova, N.S. & Dudov, S.V. (2012). Carex laevissima Nakai - new species for the Siberian flora and other new data about flora of the Baikalsky reserve. Turczaninowia 15(2): 49-50.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • 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.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Rink, G. & Licher, M. (2015). Cyperaceae. Sedge family. Part 1: Family description, key to the genera, and Carex L.. Canotia 11: 1-97. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gamova, N.S. & Dudov, S.V. (2012). Carex laevissima Nakai - new species for the Siberian flora and other new data about flora of the Baikalsky reserve. Turczaninowia 15(2): 49-50.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • Rink, G. & Licher, M. (2015). Cyperaceae. Sedge family. Part 1: Family description, key to the genera, and Carex L.. Canotia 11: 1-97. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K002617097 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617120 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Gillett, J.M. [25089] Canada K002617099 Yes
{Drummond} [606] Canada K002617108 Yes
s.coll. [9] United States K001733941 Yes
s.coll. [327] United States K001733940 Yes
Macoun, J.M. [s.n.] Canada K002617100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002617116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002617103 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] Canada K002617117 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Canada K002617107 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617121 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K002617114 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] Canada K002617112 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [417] Canada K002617102 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617125 Yes
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [352] United States K002617123 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [11122] Canada K002617115 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3773] United States K002617122 Yes
Richardson [s.n.] Canada K002617105 Yes
Wolfe, J. [1003] Canada K002617113 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002617119 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [s.n.] United States K002617124 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Parmelee, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [16888] Canada K002617101 Yes
s.coll. [[2]] Canada K002617106 Yes
Macoun (Prof.) [1700] Canada K002617109 Yes
Spetzman, L.A. [1047] United States K002617096 Yes
Patterson, H.N. [145] United States K002617110 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K002617111 Yes
Macoun, J. [7437] Canada K002617104 Yes
{Drummond} [9] K002617098 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0