Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex ornithopoda Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 255 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Türkiye. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkey, Ukraine

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • 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?
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572637 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572618 Yes
Gander; Moggridge, J.T. [s.n.] Austria K001734082 Yes
Longa, M. [s.n.] Austria K002572712 Yes
Gelmi [[546]] Italy K002572688 Yes
[19342] Switzerland K002572636 Yes
[s.n.] Sweden K002572602 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002572720 Yes
West, W. [525] K002572553 Yes
[P. S. Gruth] [760] Kosovo K002572699 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572640 Yes
[s.n.] Hungary K002572656 Yes
[89] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002572641 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] France K002572685 Yes
[[470]] Switzerland K002572652 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572627 Yes
Bailey, C.; Manchester, S.R. [1447] United Kingdom K002572562 Yes
Keller, L. [s.n.] Austria K002572710 Yes
Whitehead, M.; Newton, I. [s.n.] K002572551 Yes
Huter, R. [s.n.] Austria K002572704 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [12225] Spain K002572686 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002572715 Yes
Winter, G. [s.n.] K002572695 Yes
Cotton, A.D. [s.n.] K002572567 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572649 Yes
{Longa, M.; Béguinot, A.; Adr. Fiori} [s.n.] Austria K002572713 Yes
[79/21] Austria K002572634 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572584 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572633 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572648 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572621 Yes
Stirling, A.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572583 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572631 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden K002572595 Yes
Sjögren, G.L. [s.n.] Sweden K002572693 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572619 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002572663 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2078] Albania K002572697 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002572664 Yes
[s.n.] Germany K002572613 Yes
[s.n.] K002572607 Yes
Fridtz, R.E. [s.n.] Norway K002572588 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572645 Yes
[D. Lagger] [s.n.] Austria K002572716 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Armenia K002216719 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002572592 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002572597 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572624 Yes
[3096] Austria K002572606 Yes
s.coll. [3] Sweden K002572593 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] Czech Republic K001639403 Yes
s.coll. [134] France K002572667 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572651 Yes
[s.n.] Finland K002572604 Yes
[Oredahl] [s.n.] Norway K002572589 Yes
Huter [[449]] Austria K002572717 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572629 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002572661 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572625 Yes
[176] Germany K002572616 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] France K002572725 Yes
{Minio, M.; Béguinot, A.; Adr. Fiori; Pampanini, R.} [s.n.] Italy K002572689 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K002572587 Yes
[[470]] Sweden K002572601 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K001734080 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [4637] United Kingdom K002572572 Yes
Andrews, C.P.A. [s.n.] K002572556 Yes
[[456]] Germany K002572611 Yes
{Longa, M.; Béguinot, A.; Adr. Fiori; Pampanini, R.} [s.n.] Italy K002572727 Yes
Angstroem, J. [s.n.] France K002572669 Yes
[s.n.] Hungary K002572655 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572620 Yes
Whitehead, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572559 Yes
[s.n.] Sweden K002572599 Yes
Britton, C.E. [2059] United Kingdom K002572577 Yes
Hariot, P.A. [s.n.] France K002572681 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Grubb, P.J.; Newman, E.I.; Whitmore, T.C. [159] Kosovo K002572700 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572622 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572643 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002572691 Yes
illegible [s.n.] France K002572665 Yes
[175] Germany K002572615 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572623 Yes
Wilson, A. [2059] United Kingdom K002572574 Yes
Dormadieu, M. [s.n.] France K002572684 Yes
Sendtner [s.n.] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002572692 Yes
Churchill, G.C. [s.n.] Austria K002572706 Yes
Huter [[546]] Austria K001734081 Yes
M. [Dormadieu] [s.n.] France K002572675 Yes
Maly, K. [s.n.] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002572698 Yes
[126] Austria K002572630 Yes
Fries, E. [5] Sweden K002572590 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] K002572568 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] France K002572672 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] K002572565 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572635 Yes
Thedenius, K.F. [s.n.] K002572694 Yes
Melvill, J.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572563 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4740] Spain K002572728 Yes
Melvill, J.C. [1447b] K002572566 Yes
Rogers, T. [s.n.] K002572561 Yes
[s.n.] Germany K002572612 Yes
Smith, J.E. [1375] Switzerland K002572673 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002572711 Yes
Fray, P.; Méhu, A. [1875] K002572552 Yes
Sauter [430] Austria K002572670 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572581 Yes
Blomfield, E.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572550 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] France K002572666 Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] France K002572677 Yes
Melvill, J.C. [s.n.] K002572555 Yes
Gander [s.n.] Austria K002572702 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [753/26] United Kingdom K002572570 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002572708 Yes
Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002572598 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002572726 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572580 Yes
Ambrosi [s.n.] France K002572723 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572628 Yes
[51/62] Germany K002572610 Yes
[Kinck] [s.n.] Norway K002572696 Yes
[s.n.] K002572657 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572575 Yes
[s.n.] Romania K002572658 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572579 Yes
Breck [312] France K002572680 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002218613 Yes
Norrman, C.M. [s.n.] Sweden K002572596 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572646 Yes
Hooper, S.S. [67/173] Slovenia K002572729 Yes
Rogers, T. [s.n.] K002572554 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572639 Yes
Brown, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572569 Yes
[18] Germany K002572617 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572626 Yes
Hausmann [s.n.] France K002572722 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [1693] K002572564 Yes
Whitehead, J. [s.n.] K002572558 Yes
Printz, K.H.O. [s.n.] Norway K002572586 Yes
Whitehead, J. [[1447X]] K002572557 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] France K002572662 Yes
I.J. [s.n.] France K002572671 Yes
Halácsy [s.n.] Austria K002572654 Yes
Louis, J.B. [s.n.] France K002572682 Yes
[s.n.] Finland K002572605 Yes
[s.n.] Belgium K002572659 Yes
Kerner, A. [s.n.] Austria K002572714 Yes
[s.n.] Sweden K002572638 Yes
E.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572585 Yes
Schultz, F.G.; Gümbel [s.n.] France K002572668 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002572709 Yes
Wilson, A.; Britton, C.E. [1802] United Kingdom K002572576 Yes
[s.n.] Sweden K002572600 Yes
Stein, B.A. [49] Austria K002572719 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572647 Yes
Donnadieu, M. [s.n.] France K002572676 Yes
Rechinger; Scheffer [1204] Albania K002572690 Yes
[s.n.] Czech Republic K002572653 Yes
{abb. P. Fray; Willmott, E.A.} [1875] France K002572683 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002572594 Yes
[Dioniale] [s.n.] France K002572679 Yes
[470] Switzerland K002572650 Yes
[s.n.] Germany K002572614 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002572703 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; [illegible] [4591] United Kingdom K002572571 Yes
[s.n.] K002572608 Yes
s.coll. [2059] United Kingdom K002572578 Yes
Lewis, R. [2144] United Kingdom K002572582 Yes
[s.n.] K002572609 Yes
Churchill, G.C. [s.n.] Austria K002572707 Yes
André, A. [s.n.] France K002572660 Yes
Perrier, E. [s.n.] France K002572674 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [1593] United Kingdom K002572573 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572632 Yes
Bavaria [4] Sweden K002572591 Yes
Gander [s.n.] Austria K002572701 Yes
[Ambrosi Miltebar] [s.n.] Austria K002572718 Yes
[s.n.] Austria K002572644 Yes
[s.n.] Switzerland K002572642 Yes
Kerner [s.n.] Austria K002572705 Yes
Facchini [s.n.] France K002572724 Yes
Longa, M. [s.n.] France K002572721 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] France K002572678 Yes
Armitage, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002572560 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

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