Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex ferruginea Scop.

First published in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 225 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alps to W. Balkan Peninsula, S. Carpathians to SW. Bulgaria. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Switzerland

Introduced into:

New Jersey

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barina, Z., Pifkó, D. & Rakaj, M. (2015). Contributions to the flora of Albania, 5. Studia Botanica Hungarica 46: 119-140.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.2298/BOTSERB2301183S. epublication.
  • 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?
Scheideck, L. [1389] K002574726 Yes
Murr, J. [[539]] Austria K002574667 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574694 Yes
Kneucker, A. [205a] Switzerland K002574686 Yes
[Swityd]; [Schl [s.n.] Switzerland K002574692 Yes
[S. Tier] [566] Italy K002574718 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002574654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574730 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K001734271 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574727 Yes
Burb. [3874] France K002574712 Yes
Perrier, E. [s.n.] France K002574705 Yes
Hooker; [Heaffle [s.n.] K002574733 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48497] Switzerland K002574702 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574688 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574728 Yes
Murr [539] Austria K002574666 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Meyer, D. [136] Italy K002574717 Yes
Hooper, S.S. [51/60] North Macedonia K002574725 Yes
Ball, J. [1886] Italy K002574716 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002574673 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48719] Switzerland K002574700 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574684 Yes
[Rab. Keller] [s.n.] Switzerland K002574687 Yes
Murr, J. [205] Switzerland K001734272 Yes
[Auferedorfer] [s.n.] Austria K002574683 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574731 Yes
s.coll. [165] France K002574706 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chater, A.O. [116] Spain K002574720 Yes
Spitzel, V. [s.n.] Austria K002574679 Yes
Ruprecht, F. [s.n.] Germany K002574656 Yes
Swartz [s.n.] Austria K002574680 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [47769] Switzerland K002574703 Yes
Murr, J. [204] Austria K002574670 Yes
[E. de Salon] [s.n.] K002574660 Yes
[Burge]; [Sonde [s.n.] Austria K002574675 Yes
Dorfler, J.; Wien [539] Austria K002574665 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002574655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002574659 Yes
Huter, B. [s.n.] Austria K002574672 Yes
[Schneider] [s.n.] Switzerland K002574685 Yes
{Pr. Genevam} [s.n.] Switzerland K002574695 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574689 Yes
Dorfler, J.; Wien; [J. Murr] [[539]] Austria K002574668 Yes
[Confalat] [s.n.] France K002574709 Yes
Braun, A.C.H. [s.n.] Germany K002574657 Yes
Treffer, G. [s.n.] Austria K002574681 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; [Reoercho [s.n.] France K002574713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002574707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574661 Yes
Lofer [s.n.] Germany K002574658 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [47998A] Switzerland K002574699 Yes
Rechinger; Scheffer [1272] Kosovo K002574724 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002574676 Yes
Schleicher [s.n.] Switzerland K002574674 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K001734273 Yes
[Gransting]; [Heuffle [s.n.] Austria K002574671 Yes
[E. A. Brush] [s.n.] France K002574715 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48120] Switzerland K002574704 Yes
Stainton, J.D.A. [7971] North Macedonia K002574722 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002574719 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2319] Austria K002574682 Yes
[Lomen] [313] France K002574711 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002574677 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574729 Yes
[Hutchlincher] [s.n.] Switzerland K002574697 Yes
Reuter [s.n.] France K002574708 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574732 Yes
[Reoerchon] [s.n.] France K002574710 Yes
Hall [1391] Switzerland K002574696 Yes
[Moniand]; [Helve [s.n.] Switzerland K002574693 Yes
[Vesses] [1427] Switzerland K002574698 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48955] Switzerland K002574701 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002574653 Yes
[Ganvey] [s.n.] Austria K002574678 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002574669 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002574721 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574690 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002574714 Yes
Munro [345] K002574662 Yes
[s.n.] United Kingdom Carex frigida K002574158 Yes
[s.n.] United Kingdom Carex frigida K002574157 Yes
[[543]] United Kingdom Carex frigida K002574156 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