Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex illegitima Ces.

First published in E.von Friedrichsthal, Reise Neu-Griechenl. 4: 271 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sicilia (Pantelleria), W. Balkan Peninsula, Gavdhos, W. Türkiye, E. Aegean Islands, Cyprus. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Libya

Native to:

Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, Türkiye

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2012-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Balansa, B. [s.n.] Türkiye K000960542 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Olivier, G.A.; Brugiere, J.G. [s.n.] Türkiye K000960541 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 3, 1902 Balansa, B. [19] Türkiye K000960540 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 3, 1902 Balansa, B. [s.n.] Türkiye K000960543 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K002571444 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [236] Cyprus K002216657 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002571441 Yes
[Zuccarini] [82] Greece K002571448 Yes
Davis [41802] Türkiye K002216656 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002571436 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002571432 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] North Macedonia K002571433 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K002571445 Yes
Karl, R. [s.n.] Greece K002571447 Yes
s.coll. [138] Greece K002571431 Yes
Pampanini, R.; Pichi-Sermolli, R. [1331] Libya K002217398 Yes
Kennedy, E. W. [= Emmeline W.?]; Kennedy, E.W. [120] Cyprus K002216659 Yes
Bornmueller, J. [1542] Greece K002571439 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Grubb, P.J.; Newman, E.I.; Whitmore, T.C. [162] Kosovo K002571446 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [120] Cyprus K002216658 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K002571434 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [76/35] Croatia K002571442 Yes
de Heldreich, T.; Heldreich [457] Greece K002571440 Yes
Park, B.C. [81] Libya K002217397 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [2415] Libya K002217399 Yes
[Botters] [s.n.] Croatia K002571443 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002571449 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002571435 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