Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex disticha Huds.

First published in Fl. Angl.: 347 (1762)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Siberia and Iran, N. Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Greece

Native to:

Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

Massachusetts, New South Wales, Ontario, Québec, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Amini Rad, M., Musaev, S. & Karimov, V. (2014). A review of the genus Carex sect. Ammoglochin in Iran. Rostaniha 15: 1-5.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Amini Rad, M., Musaev, S. & Karimov, V. (2014). A review of the genus Carex sect. Ammoglochin in Iran. Rostaniha 15: 1-5.
  • 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.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.
  • 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?
Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Marquez-Corro, J.I.; Larridon, I.; Toral, C.G. [MC9437] United Kingdom K001527087 Yes
Davis [45870] Türkiye K002216231 Yes
Kaiser, R. [131] Georgia K001622599 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I. [D29652] Türkiye K002216229 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] France K000960403 Type Yes
s.coll. [29346] Canada K002564687 Yes
Davis [46624] Türkiye K002216230 Yes
[Schrenck] [s.n.] Carex intermedia K002217903 Yes
{Faure} [315] Japan Carex intermedia K002219438 Yes
{Faure} [904] China Carex intermedia K002219445 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carex intermedia K002217899 Yes
Mameev, M. [578] Russia Carex intermedia K002217905 Yes
Ohwi, J. [427] Korea, North Carex intermedia K002219446 Yes
Delavay, P.J.M. (Abbé) [818] China Carex intermedia K002219444 Yes
Furuse, M. [32308] Japan Carex intermedia K002219447 Yes
[P. Michno] [s.n.] Mongolia Carex intermedia K002217900 Yes
[illegible] [[381]] China Carex intermedia K002219440 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Abbé) [[315]] Japan Carex intermedia K002219442 Yes
Mameev [86] Russia Carex intermedia K002217906 Yes
Licent, A. [8897] China Carex intermedia K002219443 Yes
Krylov, P.N. [s.n.] Russia Carex intermedia K002217901 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carex intermedia K002217904 Yes
Furuse, M. [41041] Japan Carex intermedia K002219448 Yes
[Lem] [s.n.] Carex intermedia K002217902 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images