Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex firma Mygind ex Host

First published in Syn. Pl. Austr.: 509 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is European Mountains. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 11, 1902 S.coll. [26.] K002574378 Yes
Aug 11, 1902 S.coll. [6] K002574377 Yes
Aug 11, 1902 Bourgeau, E. [288] France K002574418 Yes
Aug 11, 1902 S.coll. [S.n.] France K001615130 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574435 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002574423 Yes
Sauter [s.n.] Austria K002574392 Yes
Reichenbach [2] Germany K002574363 Yes
Glabb, L. [40] Austria K002574389 Yes
[illegible] [21] K002574437 Yes
Pfendler [S.n.] Austria K001615129 Yes
Hoppe [S.n.] K001615128 Yes
[illegible] [639] Switzerland K002574406 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Switzerland K001734263 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002574362 Yes
Garden [s.n.] Austria K002574379 Yes
Murr, J. [639] Austria K002574382 Yes
Churchill, G.C. [s.n.] Austria K002574380 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574409 Yes
Carrier [s.n.] France K002574415 Yes
Einsele, A. [s.n.] Austria K002574391 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [13] Austria K002574387 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574431 Yes
Christ; Woods [126] K002574436 Yes
Rosemberszky, Ö. [s.n.] Hungary K002574414 Yes
[Shil. Thomas] [s.n.] Austria K001734262 Yes
Kukenthal, G. [53] Switzerland K002574398 Yes
Steininger, H. [s.n.] Austria K002574394 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Meyer, D. [122] Italy K002574425 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574434 Yes
Müller [s.n.] Austria K002574375 Yes
[illegible] [956] Austria K002574373 Yes
Svestka, F. [s.n.] Slovakia K002574411 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002574419 Yes
{Crichiutti, G.; Adr. Fiori; Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R.} [s.n.] Italy K002574424 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574433 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002574371 Yes
{Willmott, E.A.; C. Pin.} [s.n.] France K002574416 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Switzerland K002574405 Yes
Domin, K.; Deyl, M. [s.n.] Slovakia K002574412 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574397 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [90/243] Slovenia K002574426 Yes
Martins [3] Austria K002574374 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K001734264 Yes
Kugler, E. [s.n.] Austria K002574369 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574404 Yes
Hopper [s.n.] Austria K002574390 Yes
Holuby, J. [s.n.] Hungary K002574413 Yes
Raenitz, C. [s.n.] Austria K002574388 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Austria K002574422 Yes
Marcowicz [42] Russia K002574364 Yes
[illegible] [639] Austria K002574384 Yes
s.coll. [[6]] K002574429 Yes
Hoppe; Boott, F. [s.n.] Austria K002574372 Yes
Mohr; Turner, D. [s.n.] India K002574438 Yes
Levier, E. [s.n.] Italy K001734265 Yes
Fieber [s.n.] Switzerland K002574407 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [639] Austria K002574383 Yes
Raenitz, C. [s.n.] Austria K002574385 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [93/607] Austria K002574396 Yes
[Guilford] [s.n.] Switzerland K002574399 Yes
Einsele, A. [s.n.] Austria K001734261 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002574368 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Austria K002574386 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002574367 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] Switzerland K002574400 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002574427 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574402 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Austria K002574366 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574428 Yes
Welwitsch [s.n.] Austria K002574393 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574403 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [639] Austria K002574381 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Austria K002574376 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002574420 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Austria K002574395 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002574417 Yes
Schinz, H. [s.n.] Switzerland K002574408 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574430 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] Switzerland K002574401 Yes
Bucknall, C. [s.n.] Austria K002574421 Yes
Hoppe [s.n.] Austria K002574370 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002574432 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 2026. 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 2026. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images