Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex pilulifera L.

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

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Madeira, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • 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?
Nelmes, E. [17 & 18] United Kingdom K002571051 Yes
Gibbons, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571023 Yes
Hunt, T.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002217605 Yes
[F. M. D] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571075 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571123 Yes
[H. H. Eringa] [s.n.] Ireland K002571150 Yes
Guthnick [s.n.] Spain K000363416 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, G. [5760] United Kingdom K002571039 Yes
Baenitz, C. [553] Germany K002571186 Yes
Jilek, B. [134] Czech Republic K002571227 Yes
Boswell, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571033 Yes
Nelmes, E. [414] United Kingdom K002571121 Yes
Watson, H.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002217600 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571032 Yes
[?] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570974 Yes
Raciborski, M. [417] Poland K002571211 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570970 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [5802] United Kingdom K002571127 Yes
Jackson, A.K. [4] United Kingdom K002571111 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Drake, E. [s.n.] France K002571243 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571079 Yes
Nelmes, E. [229] United Kingdom K002571028 Yes
Reichenbach, D. [2] Germany K002571184 Yes
[Heaffle] [s.n.] K002571258 Yes
[W. B. W] [1452] United Kingdom K002570982 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571126 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [384] United Kingdom K002571052 Yes
Bailey, C.; Manchester [1450] United Kingdom K002571108 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Austria K002571206 Yes
Barratt, W. [1696] United Kingdom K002571097 Yes
Beikmann, C. [553] Germany K002571180 Yes
[Aofervorfer] [553] Austria K002571203 Yes
Hochstetter [161] Portugal K000363415 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [[45842 J]] United Kingdom K002571045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571085 Yes
s.coll. [17] United Kingdom K002571091 Yes
Theod, T. [s.n.] Sweden K002571161 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5341] Ireland K002571143 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [22] Ireland K002571152 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570984 Yes
Soest, J.L. [s.n.] Netherlands K002571234 Yes
Kneucker, A. [104] Germany K002571190 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G. [2191] United Kingdom K002571066 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Russia K002218472 Yes
Nelmes, E. [371] United Kingdom K002571060 Yes
J.K.; B.R. [s.n.] Netherlands K002571238 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [s.n.] Ireland K002571145 Yes
Nelmes, E. [414] United Kingdom K002571120 Yes
[Get H] [s.n.] Portugal K002217604 Yes
Muret [s.n.] Switzerland K002571223 Yes
Alejandre, J.A. [2440] Spain K001577258 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571040 Yes
Lester, R.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571136 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [1126] United Kingdom K002571131 Yes
Nilsson, H. [s.n.] Sweden K002571165 Yes
Fries [s.n.] Germany K002571188 Yes
Ball, J. [360] Ireland K002571148 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Denmark K002571156 Yes
Nelmes, E. [151] United Kingdom K002571057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570977 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [7518] United Kingdom K002571114 Yes
[Lonvalrie] [1509] Belgium K002571233 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002217611 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002217603 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [[2062]] United Kingdom K002571053 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002217607 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [s.n.] Ireland K002571146 Yes
Hauge, N. [s.n.] Norway K002571159 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48632c] Switzerland K002571219 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571062 Yes
s.coll. [18] United Kingdom K002571026 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [243] United Kingdom K002571117 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [90] United Kingdom K002571103 Yes
Smith, A.R. [W5] United Kingdom K002571088 Yes
Smith, A.R. [W5] United Kingdom K002571094 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [2755] United Kingdom K002571089 Yes
Dunn, S.T. [1596] United Kingdom K002571025 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2311] United Kingdom K002571063 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1124] United Kingdom K002571037 Yes
Heslop-Harrison, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571132 Yes
s.coll. [553] Austria K002571205 Yes
Lindberg, H. [528] Finland K002571171 Yes
Otruba, J. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002571230 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5393] Ireland K002571142 Yes
Collett, R. [[553]] Norway K002571158 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571043 Yes
Turrill, N.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571125 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571096 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Simpson, N.D. [4978] Ireland K002571137 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4475] Spain K002571252 Yes
{Berk.; Christ; Wood} [34] K002571173 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1973] United Kingdom K002571035 Yes
Raciborski, M. [s.n.] Poland K002571210 Yes
F. Fett[?] [s.n.] Germany K002571198 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Tunnell, W.B.; Montford, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571056 Yes
[EbJip] [s.n.] Sweden K002571166 Yes
[R.M] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571098 Yes
Balfour [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571104 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571076 Yes
Rydén, C.M. [s.n.] Sweden K002571168 Yes
Ostenfeld, C. [s.n.] Faroe Islands K001733501 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G. [6017] United Kingdom K002571090 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1973] United Kingdom K002571034 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571054 Yes
Thomas [553] Switzerland K002571218 Yes
[S. Lound Heath] [s.n.] Switzerland K002571226 Yes
Schultz, F.G. [745] Germany K002571192 Yes
wallroth [s.n.] Germany K002571194 Yes
Durien misit; Bastard [s.n.] Spain K002571248 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [210] United Kingdom K002571116 Yes
Taylor, P.G.; J.C.D. [0037] United Kingdom K002570965 Yes
Butcher, R.W. [153] Germany K002571191 Yes
Milne Redhead, G. [6496] United Kingdom K002571095 Yes
Still, A.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571093 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [312] United Kingdom K002571105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571110 Yes
Rover, A.C. [s.n.] Austria K002571199 Yes
Taylor, P.G.; J.C.D. [0038] Bulgaria K002570964 Yes
Alm, C.G. [669] Sweden K002571167 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002571154 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002571181 Yes
Norrman, C.M. [417] Sweden K002571201 Yes
Gay, J.E. [s.n.] Switzerland K002571215 Yes
[Arkell Ro's Relaud] [s.n.] Norway K002571157 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [1376] United Kingdom K002571083 Yes
Clark, W.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571133 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571087 Yes
Halácsy [1064] Hungary K002571209 Yes
s.coll. [716] K002571155 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002571153 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48854] Switzerland K002571220 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002571214 Yes
Vercier, S.V.; Willmott, E.A. [225] France K002571244 Yes
Williams, L.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570971 Yes
Croall, A. [156] United Kingdom K002571101 Yes
Hunt, T.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002217606 Yes
Crackles, F.E. [[Jn/5/9/54]] United Kingdom K002571080 Yes
Thomas, E. [s.n.] Switzerland K002571216 Yes
Kuhbier, H. [s.n.] Germany K002571178 Yes
Buckle, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571030 Yes
Clarke, W.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571134 Yes
Huter [553] Austria K002571207 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571106 Yes
Braemer [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571100 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002571162 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570972 Yes
Howell, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570973 Yes
West, W. [525] United Kingdom K002571069 Yes
Milne Redhead, G.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [1405] United Kingdom K002571084 Yes
s.coll. [4581] United Kingdom K002571073 Yes
Reclaire, A. [s.n.] Netherlands K002571235 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570975 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571048 Yes
Hoppe [s.n.] Austria K002571200 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571049 Yes
Tidge, N.E. [1096/62] Austria K002571208 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [4428] United Kingdom K002571102 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] Ireland K002571140 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K002571195 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [47209] United Kingdom K002571124 Yes
Ellis, A.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571065 Yes
Nelmes, E. [170] United Kingdom K002571058 Yes
Schaudan; Bohmon [553] Austria K002571204 Yes
Linkola, K. [s.n.] Finland K002571172 Yes
Green, P.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571068 Yes
s.coll. [1450] United Kingdom K002571081 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571047 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571139 Yes
Makins, F.K. [2062] United Kingdom K002571038 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [652] Ireland K002571144 Yes
Vercier, S.V. [225] France K001733503 Yes
Hennen [s.n.] Belgium K002571232 Yes
Beckmann, K.L. [s.n.] Germany K002571185 Yes
Domin, K.; Suza, J. [357] Slovakia K002571229 Yes
Marlinis, A. [130] Belgium K002571231 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4475] Spain K002571253 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571070 Yes
Leighton [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571036 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571135 Yes
Boissieu; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002571246 Yes
Hunt, T.C.; Boott, F. [s.n.] Portugal K002217601 Yes
[Lound Heath] [s.n.] Switzerland K002571225 Yes
[?] Milne Red[?] [6303] United Kingdom K002571024 Yes
Andersson [[1837]] Sweden K002571160 Yes
Suza, J. [785] Czech Republic K002571228 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571074 Yes
Vercier, S.V. [225] France K002571239 Yes
Kagalo, A.; Sytschak, N. [05045] Ukraine K002218470 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002571183 Yes
Weihe [413] Germany K002571193 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K002571196 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571086 Yes
Nelmes, E. [229] United Kingdom K002571027 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002571177 Yes
Nelmes, E. [414] United Kingdom K002571122 Yes
Nordenstam, S. [s.n.] Sweden K002571170 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571042 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570976 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [[4771D]] France K002571250 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571077 Yes
Rein [s.n.] Switzerland K002571222 Yes
Meikle, D. [34] Ireland K002571141 Yes
Grabmayr, V. [553] Austria K002571202 Yes
[?] [s.n.] Germany K002571179 Yes
Vigurs, C.C.; Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570978 Yes
Greville; Boott, F. [1] Switzerland K002571217 Yes
Henrique, J. [s.n.] Portugal K002571254 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571061 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G.; Summerhayes, V.S. [5404] United Kingdom K002571067 Yes
Kick [553] K002571256 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570979 Yes
Paczoski, J.; Wotoszczak, E. [584] Lithuania K002571212 Yes
Warburg, E.F.; Tutin, T.G. [H 489] Portugal K002217602 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [5639] Spain K002571251 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Simpson, N.D. [5810] United Kingdom K002571031 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571064 Yes
Boott, F.; [Druden] [?] Reichenba [[5]] Germany K002571187 Yes
Beckmann, C. [s.n.] Germany K002571182 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [[417]] Ireland K002571151 Yes
Drejer [s.n.] France K002571247 Yes
Nelmes, E. [468] United Kingdom K002571072 Yes
Meikle, D. [33] United Kingdom K002571138 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002571169 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570980 Yes
Bonnet, E.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002571245 Yes
[Kuhitrom] [s.n.] K002571257 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [s.n.] Ireland K002571147 Yes
[Peney le jorat] [s.n.] Switzerland K002571213 Yes
van Ooststroom, S.J. [15886] Netherlands K002571236 Yes
s.coll. [1387] Switzerland K002571224 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571112 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571078 Yes
[?] [s.n.] France K002571240 Yes
s.coll. [2587] United Kingdom K002570983 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Brenan, J.P.M. [7134] United Kingdom K002570967 Yes
[W. B. W] [1452] United Kingdom K002570981 Yes
Misit, D. [s.n.] Spain K001733502 Yes
Asplund, E.; Samuelsson, G. [404] Sweden K002571164 Yes
Kneucker, A. [105] Germany K002571189 Yes
Howell, W. [3] United Kingdom K002571130 Yes
Maly [s.n.] North Macedonia K002571255 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K002571197 Yes
Crawley, M.J. [349] United Kingdom K002570968 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571041 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [0859] United Kingdom K002570966 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571046 Yes
Kupffer, K. [s.n.] Latvia K002571175 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002570969 Yes
Kagalo, A. [03323] Ukraine K002218471 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [46842] United Kingdom K002571044 Yes
[?] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571059 Yes
Webster, M.M. [3309] United Kingdom K002571115 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571050 Yes
Lewis, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571029 Yes
[Durahy] [s.n.] France K002571242 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571119 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571113 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571128 Yes
[H. H. Eringa] [s.n.] Ireland K002571149 Yes
Jackson, A.K. [18] United Kingdom K002571107 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571129 Yes
van Ooststroom, S.J. [15886] Netherlands K002571237 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [403] Sweden K002571163 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [3929] United Kingdom K002571109 Yes
s.coll. [[716]] K002571174 Yes
[Francl] [s.n.] France K002571241 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Milne-Redhead, E. [631] United Kingdom K002571055 Yes
[?] [s.n.] Switzerland K002571221 Yes
Andreev, V. [41] Russia K002571176 Yes
Townsend, C.C.; Nelmes, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002571099 Yes
s.coll. [5] United Kingdom K002571092 Yes

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