Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex macrolepis DC.

First published in Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 89 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Italy (Appennini), Albania to W. & S. Greece, S. Türkiye. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Greece, Italy, Turkey

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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?
[318] Italy K002574632 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574647 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574638 Yes
[66] Italy K002574635 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574644 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574639 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K001734270 Yes
[1550] Greece K002574650 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574641 Yes
[433] Italy K002574636 Yes
[s.n.] Greece K002574652 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574634 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574643 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574640 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574642 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574637 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574645 Yes
[318] Italy K002574646 Yes
[1549] Greece K002574651 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574648 Yes
[348] Italy K002574633 Yes
[s.n.] Italy K002574649 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