Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex atrata L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 976 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia, Greenland. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Belarus, Central European Russia

Native to:

Albania, Austria, China South-Central, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nepal, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Primorye, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Ukraine, West Siberia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378128808_ILLUSTRATED_FLORA_of_Albania_Update_101. epublication.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 6, 2023 McCabe, S.; Breman, E.; Weststrand, S. [EB23030] Sweden K009000910 No
Apr 1, 1902 Wormskiold [s.n.] Greenland K001617194 Yes
Apr 1, 1902 s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K002561706 Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Duthie, J.F. [4499] India K000998994 Type Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Grubb, P.J.; Newman, E.I.; Whitmore, T.C. [79] Kosovo K002689104 Yes
Brotherus, V.F. [s.n.] Finland K002689041 Yes
Wagner, J. [s.n.] Germany K002689039 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688970 Yes
Winch, N.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688993 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002940517 Yes
s.coll. [359] Norway K002689013 Yes
[Mooter] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688943 Yes
[JWott] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688992 Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; McBeath, R.; Schilling, R.; Yuan, H.; T. Xu [[1089]] China K002940520 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689078 Yes
Tatham, J. [1227] United Kingdom K002688965 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Austria K002689058 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I. [D30398] Türkiye K002216471 Yes
Politon [30709] Mongolia K002218377 Yes
s.coll. [[359]] Switzerland K002689072 Yes
Regel, E.A., von [s.n.] China K000960579 Unknown Type Material Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689060 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R.; Clay, T. [900] Iceland K002688999 Yes
Littledale, G. (St.) [s.n.] K002216461 Yes
Giraldi, G. [1897] China K002940516 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K002689016 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [23] Norway K002689004 Yes
Nylander, F.; Nylander, W. [s.n.] Russia K002689043 Yes
[F. Jehld]; Reichenbach [s.n.] K002689084 Yes
Balfour [s.n.] K002688945 Yes
Zurowska, M.; Myczkowski, S.; Zarzycki, K. [s.n.] Poland K002689085 Yes
[Bvaucriv] [s.n.] K002689080 Yes
Löve, Á.; Löve, D. [A 0109] Iceland K002689001 Yes
Ab [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688966 Yes
Watson, H.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688994 Yes
Churchill, G.C. [s.n.] Austria K002689055 Yes
[Gselesord] [s.n.] Austria K002689053 Yes
s.coll. [1067-a] China K002940513 Yes
[J. Beygren] [s.n.] Norway K002689022 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688958 Yes
Sendtner [88] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002689031 Yes
Waddell, C.H. [1725] United Kingdom K002688977 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689077 Yes
Soest, S.M. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689068 Yes
Lehmann [s.n.] Poland K002689082 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1709] United Kingdom K002688972 Yes
Woolley, J. [s.n.] Iceland K002689003 Yes
Hooper, S.S. [47/73] Montenegro K002689106 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] Austria K001634095 Yes
{David}; Drejer, S.T.N. [s.n.] Iceland K001732437 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688990 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002689057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689071 Yes
Graham [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688955 Yes
Britton, C.E.; {Cowan, McT., Jr.} [1786] United Kingdom K002688969 Yes
s.coll. [3849] France K002689094 Yes
[F. Pabe. Flroby] [468] Austria K002689051 Yes
Brown, R.; Boott, F. [s.n.] Iceland K002689002 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002689014 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002216465 Yes
Gander [468] Austria K002689052 Yes
Sintenis, P. [7400] Armenia K002216475 Yes
Croall, A. [146] United Kingdom K002688942 Yes
Nuttall [2] United States K002561709 Yes
Malmberg, A.J. [s.n.] Russia K002689046 Yes
Bernard [468] Italy K002689099 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688953 Yes
s.coll. [1436] United Kingdom K002688986 Yes
Fellman, N.I. [266] Sweden K001732438 Yes
Printz [468] K002689110 Yes
Alm, C. [1712] Sweden K002689027 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002689096 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002689092 Yes
[Johnpavler] [4681] United Kingdom K002688989 Yes
Drummond, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688967 Yes
Rechinger; Scheff [1208] Albania K002689101 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689074 Yes
Keller, L.; Hoppe [468] Austria K002689047 Yes
s.coll. [359] Switzerland K002689075 Yes
Antonoff, D. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002689103 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002689036 Yes
Fridtz, R.E. [30021] Norway K002689009 Yes
Carron [210] Switzerland K002689070 Yes
s.coll. [[1920]] K002218379 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689065 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002689034 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T.; Vyshin, I. [s.n.] Russia K002218388 Yes
Swartz [s.n.] Iceland K001732436 Yes
Graham, R.; Boott, F [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688962 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002689090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689076 Yes
Babington, C.C.; Cambridge [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688950 Yes
Gander [468] Austria K002689050 Yes
Tuckerman [s.n.] Norway K002689020 Yes
Stainton; Henderson [5970] Türkiye K002216470 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688984 Yes
Delavay, P.J.M. (Abbé) [4677] China K002940518 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [2057] China K002940515 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689064 Yes
F.B. [s.n.] Norway K002689083 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002561708 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689063 Yes
Cleminshaw, E. [1679] United Kingdom K002688985 Yes
Christy [s.n.] Norway K002689017 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002940511 Yes
Rock, J.F. [14162] China K002940508 Yes
Chu, K.L. [2786] China K002940514 Yes
Price, M.P. [382] Mongolia K002218378 Yes
Gander [s.n.] Austria K002689049 No
Marcowicz, W. [1141] K002216467 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688981 Yes
Schonger, B. [461] K002689111 Yes
Thedenius, K.F. [s.n.] K002689108 Yes
Arnott [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688954 Yes
Andersson, N.J. [256] Sweden K002689032 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002940507 Yes
Boott, F. [[92]] United Kingdom K002688944 Yes
Sunker, C.A. [104] Norway K002689023 Yes
Heslop-Harrison, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688996 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002689029 Yes
ACE [523] China K002940521 Yes
Prior, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688951 Yes
[LorenzRirislof] [468] Norway K002689010 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002216460 Yes
Stainton; Henderson [6175] Türkiye K002216469 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002940512 Yes
Inayat [22642] K000998997 Unknown Type Material Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002689035 Yes
Stevens, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688974 Yes
Simpson, N.D.; {Lady Davy} [2043] United Kingdom K002688947 Yes
Axell [468] Sweden K002689024 Yes
Davis; Dodds [21053] Türkiye K002216473 Yes
Stainton; Henderson [6213] Türkiye K002216474 Yes
Kolderup-Rosenvinge, L. [s.n.] Greenland K002561705 Yes
Regel, E.A., von [s.n.] China K000960580 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bäcklin, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002689025 Yes
Despréaux [3] France K002689091 Yes
Fries [s.n.] Norway K002689019 Yes
Lightfoot [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688995 Yes
Skrenberger, J. [468] Norway K002689011 Yes
[Ierntice] [s.n.] Sweden K002689028 Yes
Brown, G. [2043] United Kingdom K002688952 Yes
R.K.G.; Greville [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688959 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689069 Yes
Wahlenberg [s.n.] Iceland K002688998 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002689093 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688963 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [1865] Türkiye K002216462 Yes
Favrat [s.n.] Switzerland K002689062 Yes
Boott, F.; Spach [s.n.] K002689044 Yes
Worsdell, W.C.; Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688988 Yes
Nuttall; Boott, F. [2] United States K002561710 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R.; Clay, T. [927] Iceland K002689000 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Meyer, D. [137] Italy K002689100 Yes
Sjögren, G.L. [s.n.] Sweden K002689030 Yes
Borza, A.; Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Romania K002689086 Yes
Woods; Christ [55] Switzerland K002689067 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002689056 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688964 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688980 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002689059 Yes
[Mc. De Lans] [s.n.] Austria K002689048 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688976 Yes
Davis [46983] Türkiye K002216463 Yes
Nygren, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002689037 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688949 Yes
Sieber [164] France K002689007 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T.; Vyshin, I. [s.n.] Russia K002218389 Yes
{Drummond} [115] United States K002561707 Yes
Devold, J.; Scholander, P.F. [s.n.] Greenland K002561704 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688987 Yes
Forrest, G. [6027] China K002940509 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M.; Hooper, S. [40/60] North Macedonia K002689105 Yes
[Hauma Rervoll-Holmten] [s.n.] Norway K002689015 Yes
s.coll. [1679] United Kingdom K002688978 Yes
Ohwi, J. [2021] Korea, North K002940510 Yes
Christ, H. [s.n.] Norway K002689006 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688975 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [22642] K000998996 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dahlberg, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002689033 Yes
Greene, J.S.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688960 Yes
[D. M. Euren] [s.n.] Sweden K002689038 Yes
Collett, R. [408] Norway K002689012 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] Norway K002689005 Yes
Sunderland, J.E. [1436] United Kingdom K002688968 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689061 Yes
Wright, F.R.E.; Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688983 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [4499] India K000998995 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48168] France K002689097 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688982 Yes
Wikström [s.n.] K002689081 Yes
Davis; Dodds; Cetik [20564] Türkiye K002216472 Yes
Ohwi, J. [s.n.] Japan K002940522 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688991 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002689095 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002689054 Yes
Sieber, F.G.; Delessert, B. [164] France K002689088 Yes
Martins, M. [139] Norway K002689008 Yes
Leresche [612] K002689042 Yes
Samuelsson, G.; Zander, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002689026 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R.; Clay, T. [922] Iceland K002688997 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002689102 Yes
Harris, G.W. [s.n.] Greece K002689107 Yes
Christy [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688957 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688973 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [21252] United Kingdom K002688946 Yes
Greville, R.K.; Lindley, J.; Boott, F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688961 Yes
Norrman, C.M. [s.n.] Norway K002689021 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688979 Yes
Davis; Dodds; Cetik [20608] Türkiye K002216464 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [524] United Kingdom K002688948 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689066 Yes
Raenitz, C. [468] K002689109 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002689089 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [85/665] Georgia K002216468 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [1019] China K002940519 Yes
Fridtz, R.E. [34623] Norway K002689018 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002689073 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688956 Yes
{Sir Geo. MacKenzie} [s.n.] Iceland K002689045 Yes
Schultz, F.; Einsele [1337] Germany K002689040 Yes
Foggitt, T.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002688971 Yes

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