Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex elongata L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 974 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Caucasus. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Besson, A. [1930] Switzerland K002686053 Yes
Linkola, K. [s.n.] Finland K002686016 No
Hall; Hooker [1359] United Kingdom K002686050 Yes
Mameev [82] Russia K002218075 Yes
Mameev, S. [583] Russia K002218074 Yes
JK.; B.R. [s.n.] Netherlands K002686062 No
Ball, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685926 No
Sauter [1826] Austria K002686048 Yes
Åhlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002686002 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [2233] United Kingdom K002685929 No
[Wilezels] [872] Belgium K002686065 Yes
Kihlman, A.O. [s.n.] Finland K002686013 No
Lousley, J.E.; ipse [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685986 No
{Cosson, E.; W. d Schanefeld} [s.n.] Austria K002686046 No
Lousley, J.E. [2038] United Kingdom K002685933 No
Whellan, J.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685941 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [2233] United Kingdom K002685931 No
Hoppe [129] Austria K002686045 Yes
Taylor, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685982 No
Nelmes, E. [341] United Kingdom K002685966 No
Pärson, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002686010 No
Kneucker, A. [94] Germany K002686032 Yes
Brandt, T. [s.n.] Sweden K002686009 No
Boott [129] Austria K002686042 Yes
Boott, F. [[2]] Germany K002686041 Yes
[Pu Striner] [s.n.] Norway K002685995 No
Moricand [s.n.] Denmark K002686018 No
Moore, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685988 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002686089 Yes
Tuckerman [s.n.] Sweden K002686004 No
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685977 No
Schultz, F.G. [s.n.] Germany K002686035 Yes
Winch, N.J. [s.n.] Switzerland K002686052 Yes
Punt, W. [s.n.] Netherlands K002686061 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685961 No
Berlin; [Philipp [4] Germany K002686038 No
Regel [[215]] Denmark K002686017 No
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685953 No
Faris, R.C. [s.n.] Ireland K002685989 No
Lidman, A.J.G. [s.n.] Sweden K002686006 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685984 No
Thorne [s.n.] Sweden K002686007 No
Faris, R.C. [s.n.] Ireland K002685991 No
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685960 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002218077 Yes
[Dreger Misit] [s.n.] France K002686072 Yes
Bertram, P. [139] Germany K002686033 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002686037 Yes
Beeby, W.H. [1431] United Kingdom K002685971 No
Biddiscombe, W.; Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685959 No
Willmott, E.A.; Ed. [Borrcet] [s.n.] France K002686074 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685972 No
Watson, H.C. [1213] United Kingdom K002685958 No
Hall [1359] K002686088 Yes
Kusnezow, J.W. [4615] Russia K002218072 Yes
Swartz [s.n.] K002686092 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Rouy, G. [463] France K002686067 Yes
Bowman, R.N. [s.n.] Norway K002685994 No
Andrejew, W. [1045] Russia K002686058 Yes
Thomas [139] France K002686070 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685938 No
Andersson [s.n.] K002686087 Yes
Tuckerman [s.n.] Norway K001731079 Yes
Berner [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685932 No
Moore [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685979 No
Lundequist, J.E. [s.n.] Sweden K002686011 No
Sledge, W.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685948 No
Sledge, W.A. [20] United Kingdom K002685980 No
Prodan, I. [s.n.] Romania K002686057 Yes
Groves, H.; Groves, J. [1431] United Kingdom K002685967 No
Fedtschenko, O.A.; Fedtschenko, B.A. [s.n.] Russia K002686023 Yes
[Shrfrnuwuay] [s.n.] K002686060 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Quincy [s.n.] France K002686066 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [2461] United Kingdom K002685969 No
[Morroz] [s.n.] K002686086 Yes
Worsdell, W.C.; Last, G.V.C. [753/52] United Kingdom K002685978 No
Price, W.R. [s.n.] Denmark K002686020 No
Rein [s.n.] Russia K002686025 Yes
[Diemiah Dill] [s.n.] France K002686069 Yes
Hunt, G.E. [130] United Kingdom K002685928 No
Jackson, A.B.; Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685950 No
Holmgren, H. [s.n.] K002686091 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685943 No
Baenitz, C. [139] Russia K002686026 Yes
Baenitz, C. [2[11]2] Russia K002686021 Yes
Petunniko, A.; Ssyreistschikov, D. [95] Russia K002686024 Yes
Bojko, M.F. [s.n.] Ukraine K002686031 Yes
Hall, P.M. [3349] United Kingdom K002685939 No
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002686000 No
Lousley, J.E.; ipse [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685936 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685949 No
Williamson [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685985 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [2316] United Kingdom K002685930 No
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002685998 No
Vaarama, A. [1841] Finland K002686015 No
[E. Collom]; Ball, J. [s.n.] Germany K002686036 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002686047 Yes
Taylor, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685983 No
Hardaker, W.H. [H237/41] United Kingdom K002685975 No
[B. Mazusle] [s.n.] K002686030 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685947 No
J. [Murat Vaisit] [215] France K002686071 No
Nelmes, E. [306] United Kingdom K002685970 No
Bagnall, J.E. [1674] United Kingdom K002685974 No
Herder [s.n.] K002686029 Yes
Fedtschenko, O.A.; Fedtschenko, B.A. [s.n.] Russia K002686022 Yes
Rowlands, S.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685981 No
Boros, A. [492] Hungary K002686054 Yes
Nyárády, E.J. [219] Romania K002686056 Yes
s.coll. [699] K002686028 No
s.coll. [699] K002686027 Yes
s.coll. [[772]] United Kingdom K002685945 No
Boott [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685942 No
[F. Saxon] [402] France K002686076 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Switzerland K002686051 No
Hanson, F.L. [[113772]] United Kingdom K002685973 No
Woods [44] K002686079 Yes
Raynal, R.; Raynal, A.; Hooper, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685968 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002218076 Yes
Otruba, J. [143] Czech Republic K002686055 Yes
Fries [s.n.] Sweden K001731080 No
{Fischer de Waldheim} [s.n.] Sweden K002686003 No
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Sweden K002686012 No
{J. Ax. Nannfeldt} [14026] Sweden K002685999 No
Lousley, J.E.; ipse [2038] United Kingdom K002685935 No
Hall; Prés de Berne [1359] France K002686090 Yes
{Fl. Paris} [5] France K002686075 Yes
[F. Pai] [s.n.] K002686081 Yes
[Wrietzan] [139] Austria K002686044 Yes
Faris, R.C. [s.n.] Ireland K002685990 No
Alm, C.G. [530] Sweden K002686008 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685962 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685955 No
[H. Richiels] [s.n.] Belgium K002686064 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685956 No
{Tab. E.} [25] K002686085 Yes
Philippe; Boott, F.; [Berlin Philippe] [3] Germany K002686039 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685963 No
Watson, H.C. [[1213]] United Kingdom K002685965 No
Wood, J.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685944 No
Stenström, K.O.E. [s.n.] Sweden K002686005 No
Stelfox, A.W. [34] Ireland K002685992 No
Wood [502] United Kingdom K002685946 No
Paczoski, J.; Woloszczak, E. [889] Lithuania K002686059 No
Boott [1] Germany K002686040 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685957 No
Ferrari, E.; Béguinot, A. [2008] Italy K002686077 Yes
Hoppe [4] Germany K001731081 Yes
[A Blyte] [139] Norway K002685993 No
Wood, J.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685927 No
Kihlman, A.O. [s.n.] Finland K002686014 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685976 No
Boott, F. [s.n.] Norway K002685996 No
Mameev, S. [583] Russia K002218073 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Delacour, T [s.n.] France K002686073 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685987 No
[Ganelerf] [s.n.] Austria K002686043 Yes
Lousley, J.E.; ipse [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685937 No
Kokeil, F. [s.n.] K002686080 Yes
Martinis, A.; Van Heurck, H. [239] Belgium K002686063 Yes
Brinck [139] K002686083 Yes
Worsdell, W.C.; Last, G.V.C. [753/52] United Kingdom K002685964 No
Lousley, J.E.; ipse [2038] United Kingdom K002685952 No
Woods [44] K002686078 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2233] United Kingdom K002685934 No
Mortens [s.n.] K002686084 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [372] Sweden K002686001 No
Blanchet [s.n.] Switzerland K002686049 Yes
Lange, J. [s.n.] Denmark K002686019 No
Boott, F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685940 No
Britton, C.E.; Druce, G.C. [2607] United Kingdom K002685954 No
Davies, I.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002685951 No
Snogerup, S.E. [s.n.] Sweden K002685997 No
[Zenbay] [s.n.] France K002686068 No
[Seehaus] [139] K002686082 Yes
[F. S. Schmitz Mis] [82] Germany K002686034 Yes
[Schultes] [S.n.] Carex gebhardii K001615069 Yes
Hoppe [60] Austria Carex gebhardii K002119975 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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