Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex vaginata Tausch

First published in Flora 4: 557 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Chita, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutiya, Yukon

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.
  • Díte, D. & al. (2015). Carex vaginata - new relict species in the Romanian flora. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 50: 7-13.
  • 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.
  • Hadinec, J. & Lustyk, P. (2017). Additamenta ad floram Reipublicae Bohemicae. XV.. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 52: 37-133.
  • 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.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • 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.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • 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.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Díte, D. & al. (2015). Carex vaginata - new relict species in the Romanian flora. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 50: 7-13.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 17, 1902 J.H. [S.n.] United Kingdom K001615124 Yes
[C. Vajenta] [s.n.] Norway K002573850 Yes
Holmgren, H. [s.n.] Sweden K002573833 Yes
Fritze, R. [s.n.] K002573890 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [N13] United Kingdom K002573790 Yes
Sjögren, G.L.; [Lindströ [s.n.] Sweden K002573848 Yes
Laestadius [s.n.] Sweden K002573835 Yes
[E. Cofson] [s.n.] France K002573895 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K002573819 Yes
Ssyreistschikov, D. [565] Russia K002573870 Yes
Alm, C.G.; Smith, H. [800] Sweden K002573854 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002573845 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [29] Norway K002573832 Yes
W. A. [Shoollred] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573793 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; [S]. W. A. Sledge [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573808 Yes
Lagerheim; Sjogren [s.n.] Iceland K002573813 Yes
Finke [s.n.] Switzerland K002573886 Yes
Angstroem, J. [s.n.] Sweden K002573839 Yes
Ozanon, C. [s.n.] France K002573896 Yes
Dahlberg, A.; Andersson [s.n.] Sweden K002573837 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002573878 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [4432] United Kingdom K002573781 Yes
Welwitsch [s.n.] K002573888 No
Anderson, N.J. [s.n.] Sweden K002573864 Yes
Finke [s.n.] Sweden K002573847 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573801 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K002573817 Yes
Nyhuus, O. [s.n.] Norway K002573816 Yes
Ln [s.n.] Sweden K002573855 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [28704] Norway K002573823 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002573873 Yes
s.coll. [K5661] United Kingdom K002573791 Yes
Alm, C.G. [s.n.] Sweden K002573862 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [116] United Kingdom K002573796 Yes
Tuckerman; Boott, F. [s.n.] K002573900 Yes
Samuelsson, V.; Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002573841 Yes
s.coll. [482] Switzerland K002573883 Yes
[Braemar] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573774 Yes
Croall, A. [753/35] United Kingdom K002573782 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573798 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002573880 Yes
Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002573849 Yes
Hoppe [2] K002573897 Yes
Kuck [617] K002573899 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573786 Yes
Babington, C.C. [s.n.] Iceland K002573812 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002573821 Yes
Ångström, J. [s.n.] Sweden K002573838 Yes
Ball, J. [367] United Kingdom K001734098 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573800 Yes
Blytt, M.N. [s.n.] Norway K002573828 Yes
Hampe [s.n.] K001734101 Yes
Fries, T. [s.n.] Sweden K002573863 Yes
Montell, I. [s.n.] Finland K002573869 Yes
Lamotte; Lamy, E. [3481] France K002573894 Yes
Eggert, H. [s.n.] Germany K002573876 Yes
[Colonel M.W. Helder ] [s.n.] Iceland K002573811 Yes
Foggitt, T.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573806 Yes
[C. Vaginah] [s.n.] Sweden K002573856 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573799 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K002573885 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002573859 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002573844 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [617] Sweden K002573857 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002573842 Yes
Hall, P.M.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573794 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002573840 Yes
W. [Verand] [482] United Kingdom K002573789 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [84] Finland K002573868 Yes
[Johnpadler] [617] United Kingdom K002573803 Yes
[illegible]; [Jn. Ecopoba] [s.n.] K002573875 Yes
Linkola, K. [s.n.] Finland K002573867 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002573874 Yes
[E. Judasis];Kosh [s.n.] K001734099 No
Christy [s.n.] Norway K002573825 Yes
Tengwall, T.Å. [s.n.] Sweden K002573861 Yes
[J. W]. Davy [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573797 Yes
Boeck [276] Sweden K002573834 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [1602] United Kingdom K002573775 Yes
Bökman, K. [s.n.] Sweden K002573846 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002573858 Yes
Hunt, G.E. [617] United Kingdom K002573785 Yes
Hoppe [s.n.] K002573889 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573783 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002573843 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [28708] Norway K002573822 Yes
Hall, P.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573807 Yes
Syme, J. [1241/6] United Kingdom K002573802 Yes
Lamotte, M. [s.n.] France K002573893 Yes
Wahlberg, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden K002573851 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Czech Republic K001734100 No
[Puthshine] [1456] United Kingdom K002573804 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002573830 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] Iceland K002573815 Yes
Löve, Á.; Löve, D. [s.n.] Iceland K002573810 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002573820 Yes
Sinker, C.A. [116] Norway K002573829 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573792 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] Germany K002573879 Yes
Boott, F.; Reichenbach; [H. Herty] [435] K002573898 Yes
Rein [s.n.] Norway K002573824 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R.; Clay, T. [921] Iceland K002573814 Yes
Balfour [513] United Kingdom K002573778 Yes
Croall, A. [153] United Kingdom K002573776 Yes
[Af] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573777 Yes
E.C.W.; [S. R. M.] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573795 Yes
Obtien, R. [s.n.] Sweden K002573860 Yes
Laestadius [s.n.] Sweden K002573836 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573779 Yes
Williams, L.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573809 Yes
s.coll. [18] Switzerland K002573884 Yes
G.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573787 Yes
Fiek, E. [113] Germany K002573881 Yes
Madalski, J. [s.n.] K002573891 Yes
s.coll. [711] K002573872 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K002573818 Yes
[foring mith] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573784 Yes
[H. Lapponica] [s.n.] Sweden K002573853 Yes
Blakelock, R.A. [50] Norway K002573826 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [13] Norway K002573831 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002573887 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002573871 Yes
[C. Jlarsrean] [6] Sweden K002573852 Yes
Fraser, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002573805 Yes
[M. B.] [s.n.] France K002573892 Yes
Ball, J. [368] United Kingdom K002573788 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002573882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002573877 Yes
[L. S. Bright] [s.n.] Norway K002573827 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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