Carex pilulifera L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 976 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia to Europe. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Madeira, Netherlands, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (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.
  • 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.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Taylor, P.G.; J.C.D. [0038] Bulgaria K002570964 Yes
Dunn, S.T. [1596] United Kingdom K002571025 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570977 Yes
[W. B. W] [1452] United Kingdom K002570982 Yes
Nelmes, E. [229] United Kingdom K002571028 Yes
Hochstetter [161] Portugal K000363415 Unknown Type Material Yes
Taylor, P.G.; J.C.D. [0037] United Kingdom K002570965 Yes
Alejandre, J.A. [2440] Spain K001577258 Yes
[?] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570974 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570970 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570984 Yes
s.coll. [18] United Kingdom K002571026 Yes
Vigurs, C.C.; Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570978 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570969 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570972 Yes
Guthnick [s.n.] Spain K000363416 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Brenan, J.P.M. [7134] United Kingdom K002570967 Yes
Crawley, M.J. [349] United Kingdom K002570968 Yes
Howell, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570973 Yes
[W. B. W] [1452] United Kingdom K002570981 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [0859] United Kingdom K002570966 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570979 Yes
[?] Milne Red[?] [6303] United Kingdom K002571024 Yes
Williams, L.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570971 Yes
Nelmes, E. [229] United Kingdom K002571027 Yes
Gibbons, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571023 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570976 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570980 Yes
s.coll. [2587] United Kingdom K002570983 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570975 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

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