Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex austroalpina Bech.

First published in Candollea 8: 12 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Pyrenees, SW. & S. Alps. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

France, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Spain, Switzerland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Surina, B. (2004). Carex austroalpina Becherer, a new southeastern-alpine species for the flora of Slovenia, and Viola pyrenaica Ramond ex DC., second record for the flora of the Julian Alps. Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 14: 231-236.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Carex ferruginea subsp. australpina.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Carex ferruginea subsp. australpina.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Surina, B. (2004). Carex austroalpina Becherer, a new southeastern-alpine species for the flora of Slovenia, and Viola pyrenaica Ramond ex DC., second record for the flora of the Julian Alps. Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 14: 231-236.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thomann, H. [43] Switzerland K002574789 Yes
Porta, P. [2282] Austria K002574785 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Austria K002574783 Yes
Hopper [s.n.] Austria K002574777 Yes
Songeon, A. [s.n.] France K002574775 Yes
[Philippe Thomas] [s.n.] Austria K002574787 Yes
Schkuhr [943] Austria K002574776 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Austria K002574773 Yes
Porta [520] Austria K002574781 Yes
{Schultz, F.; Winter, F.; feu A. Einsele} [s.n.] France K002574774 Yes
Gay, J.E. [s.n.] Austria K002574786 Yes
Porta, P.; Dörfler, I. [520] Austria K002574784 Yes
Gelmi, E. [206] Austria K002574779 Yes
Petit, E.C.N. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574790 Yes
Delacour [112a] Austria K002574782 Yes
[Rae Keller] [s.n.] Switzerland K002574791 Yes
Hall [1389] Austria K002574772 Yes
{Camperio, C.; Adr. Fiori; Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R.} [s.n.] Italy K002574794 Yes
Didier, P.S.; Didier, G. [4049] France K002574792 Yes
Kückenthal, G. [19] Switzerland K002574788 Yes
Porta [520] Austria K002574778 Yes
Porta [520] Austria K002574780 Yes
Ferrari, E.; Kneucker, A. [203] Carex ferruginea subsp. tendae K002574736 Yes
Sieber, F.G. [165] Carex ferruginea subsp. tendae K002574735 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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