Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex rupestris All.

First published in Fl. Pedem. 2: 264 (1785)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. & Subarctic Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Belarus, British Columbia, Colorado, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ontario, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Utah, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutiya, Yukon

Extinct in:

Bulgaria

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.
  • 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.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • 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".
  • Sabirova, N.D. & Sabirov, R.N. (2011). New and rare vascular plant species of Northern Sakhalin. Byulleten' Glavnogo Botaniceskogo Sada 197: 80-86.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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?
Jun 29, 2023 Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Shaw, A.; Márquez-Corro, J.I.; Leitch, I. [MC9618] United Kingdom K001527242 Yes
Dec 20, 1901 Dewey, C. [6] United States K000907849 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hall, P.M.; Wallace, E.C. [3554] United Kingdom K002415102 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002415154 Yes
Rostan, E. [s.n.] Italy K002415182 Yes
Lid, J. [504] K002415159 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002415171 Yes
Malmberg, A.J. [s.n.] K001739908 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002618132 Yes
Patterson, H.N. [147] United States K002618131 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K002415118 Yes
Brown, R. [94] United States K002618129 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415104 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E.; Wickbom, J.A.O. [s.n.] Norway K002415117 Yes
{Huguenin} [292] United Kingdom K002415081 Yes
Sørensen, T. [3131] Greenland K002618110 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002415138 Yes
Andersson, N.J. [2[4]1] K002415147 Yes
s.coll. [4] K002415142 Yes
[Oucadaue] [s.n.] Norway K002415122 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415094 Yes
Senn, H.A.; Calder, J.A. [4018] Canada K002618117 Yes
[Aufersdorfers] [s.n.] Italy K002415180 Yes
Alm, C.G. [2254] Sweden K002415114 Yes
Ozanon, C.; Verlot, J.B. [s.n.] K002415139 Yes
Kerner [s.n.] Austria K002415183 Yes
Vahl, J. [3] Greenland K002618113 Yes
Linton, E.F. [753/71] United Kingdom K002415092 Yes
R. [Multhunel] [s.n.] France K002415179 Yes
Sørensen, T. [3129] Greenland K002618114 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002415128 Yes
[M.B.] [s.n.] France K002415174 Yes
Marie-victorin; Rolland-Germain [24 510] Canada K002618116 Yes
E. [Wardale] [s.n.] K002415148 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] North Macedonia K002415096 Yes
[M. Ierenes] [s.n.] K002415130 Yes
Acock, A.M. [2] K002415158 Yes
Olsson, P. [s.n.] Norway K002415120 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Griscom, L.; Mackenzie, K.K. [25511] Canada K002618124 Yes
Sjögren, G.L. [s.n.] Norway K002415124 Yes
Dobbs, C.G. [s.n.] K002415156 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Collins, J.F. [s.n.] Canada K002618122 Yes
{Huter} [s.n.] Austria K002415186 Yes
Alm, C.G.; Smith, H. [84] Norway K002415116 Yes
Brenner, M. [s.n.] K002415146 Yes
Acock, A.M. [4] K002415155 Yes
L. L. Laestadius [Laestadt] [s.n.] K001739907 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] K001739906 Yes
Thedenius, K.F. [s.n.] K002415141 Yes
Sørensen, T. [3130] Greenland K002618109 Yes
Brown, R. [67-70] Greenland K002618106 Yes
Dickie, G. [1207] United Kingdom K002415089 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] United States K002618126 Yes
Furuse, M. [45722] Japan K002219173 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002415115 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K002618133 Yes
Samuelsson, G.; Zander, A. [s.n.] K002415136 Yes
{Dickie} [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K001733979 Yes
Seward, A.C.; Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] Greenland K002618108 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002415160 Yes
Deyl, M. [s.n.] K002415164 Yes
Groenl [s.n.] Greenland K001733980 Yes
[G. H. Candwell] [34] Iceland K002415105 Yes
[M. Duenas] [s.n.] K002415131 Yes
Black, A.O. [s.n] France K002415080 Yes
Sjögren, J. [s.n. ] Sweden K002415112 Yes
Nygren, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002415111 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415079 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4742] Spain K002415188 Yes
Kilander, S. [s.n.] Sweden K002415109 Yes
Vaage, J. [s.n.] Greenland K002618107 Yes
Acock, A.M. [1] K002415157 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002415149 Yes
{Bordère} [s.n.] France K002415175 Yes
{Abb. Faure; Dauphinoise, S.} [2279] France K002415177 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002415170 Yes
Ronniger, K. [s.n.] Austria K002415137 Yes
{Schleicher} [1] Switzerland K002415166 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [4419] United Kingdom K002415082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002415150 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415090 Yes
[Gardaf] [s.n.] Austria K002415185 Yes
Wahlberg, P.F. [3] K002415143 Yes
Ibbotson [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415084 Yes
Furuse, M. [40449] Japan K002219171 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [2228] United States K002618119 Yes
Booth, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415086 Yes
Dickie, G. [1] United Kingdom K002415087 Yes
s.coll. [10] Norway K002415125 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [4651] Sweden K002415107 Yes
Balfour, J.H. [1415] United Kingdom K002415085 Yes
Drummond-Hay, H.M. [1415] United Kingdom K002415093 Yes
{Foh. Dyring} [s.n.] Norway K002415129 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; St. John, H. [10795] Canada K002618118 Yes
Lambert, A.B. [s.n.] Canada K002618112 Yes
Notó, A. [s.n.] Norway K002415127 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002415173 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002415181 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002618125 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415101 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415091 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, R.A.F.; Brenan, A.R.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415077 Yes
[H. Riaz] [s.n.] Greenland K001733977 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4742] Spain K002415187 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415095 Yes
{Lehmann} [8] K002415135 Yes
[E. D. Valen] [3811] France K002415176 Yes
{Hoppe} [4] Switzerland K002415167 Yes
s.coll. [1] Canada K002618123 Yes
{Emil Warodell. } [s.n.] K002415145 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002415110 Yes
Nilsson-Ehle, N.H. [s.n.] Russia K002217715 Yes
[F. Aheberg] [s.n.] Norway K002415119 Yes
[Wahl] [s.n.] K002415152 Yes
Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Romania K002415162 Yes
Ch. Br[ù]gger [s.n.] K001739905 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002415113 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K001739860 Yes
Schmidt [s.n.] K002415151 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002618127 Yes
Hart, H.C. [A144] Greenland K001733981 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] Sweden K002415106 Yes
[Borders] [s.n.] France K002415178 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Grubb, P.J.; Newman, E.I.; Whitmore, T.C. [223] North Macedonia K002415189 Yes
Croall, A. [252] United Kingdom K002415098 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002618128 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K002415169 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002618121 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002415153 Yes
Brown, R. [67-70] Greenland K002618105 Yes
Saarela, J.M.; Sokoloff, P.C.; Bull, R.D. [4375] Canada K002618115 Yes
{Fries} [5] K002415132 Yes
Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Romania K002415161 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002415184 Yes
Olsson, P. [s.n.] Norway K002415121 Yes
Warming, Eug.; Holm, Th. [s.n.] Greenland K001733978 Yes
Druce, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415076 Yes
s.coll. [194] United Kingdom K002415099 Yes
s.coll. [9] Norway K002415144 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] K002415140 Yes
s.coll. [7] K002415133 Yes
Madalski, J. [s.n.] Poland K002415163 Yes
Richardson (Dr) [1] United States K002618111 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002415126 Yes
James, H.E.M. [s.n.] K002217714 Yes
Thomas [2] Switzerland K002415168 Yes
Williams, L.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415078 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415083 Yes
Malmberg, A.J. [6] Norway K002415123 Yes
Almquist; Kempe [s.n. ] Sweden K002415108 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [990] Russia K002217716 Yes
s.coll. [3] Switzerland K001739909 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415103 Yes
Richardson [s.n.] United States K002618130 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [4419] United Kingdom K002415097 Yes
Furuse, M. [46779] Japan K002219172 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002415172 Yes
{Fries} [6] K002415134 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002415088 Yes
{Favrat} [s.n.] Switzerland K002415165 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 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

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