Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex vulpina L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 973 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Xinjiang. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Türkiye-in-Europe

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang

Recorded in error in:

Greece

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 24, 1900 Lowe, R.T. [S.n.] Spain K002217572 Yes
Aug 23, 1900 Webb [S.n.] Spain K001615168 Yes
Nelmes, E. [680] United Kingdom K002117090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002217579 Yes
Nelmes, E. [680] United Kingdom K002117088 Yes
Nelmes, E. [459] United Kingdom K002117113 Yes
Nelmes, E. [739] United Kingdom K002117096 Yes
Nelmes, E.; Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002117111 Yes
Nelmes, E. [[?]] United Kingdom K002117104 Yes
Nelmes, E. [480] United Kingdom K002117117 Yes
s.coll. [452] United Kingdom K002117108 Yes
Litwinow, D. [2402] K002217946 Yes
Nelmes, E. [539] United Kingdom K002117106 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Spain K002217578 Yes
Nelmes, E. [512] United Kingdom K002117105 Yes
Kaiser, R. [7] Georgia K001634043 Yes
Bové, N. [S.n.] K002217586 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002217588 Yes
Nelmes, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002117100 Yes
Nelmes, E. [542] United Kingdom K002117101 Yes
Nelmes, E. [739] United Kingdom K002117094 Yes
Nelmes, E.; Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002117110 Yes
s.coll. [G79] K002217574 No
Nelmes, E. [680 b.] United Kingdom K002117092 Yes
Nelmes, E. [680 b.] United Kingdom K002117093 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Spain K002217577 Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [6286] South Africa K000363610 Type Yes
Nelmes, E. [480] United Kingdom K002117115 Yes
Nelmes, E. [544] United Kingdom K002117099 Yes
Hunt, T.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002217575 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002117098 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [1175] Spain K002217580 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [1175] Spain K002217581 Yes
Nelmes, E. [477] United Kingdom K002117114 Yes
Nelmes, E. [680] United Kingdom K002117089 Yes
Nelmes, E.; Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002117109 Yes
Findlay [s.n.] K002217576 Yes
Nelmes, E. [540] United Kingdom K002117107 Yes
Nelmes, E. [172] United Kingdom K002117118 Yes
Nelmes, E. [543] United Kingdom K002117103 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [1027] Spain K002217587 Yes
Nelmes, E. [770] United Kingdom K002117097 Yes
Nelmes, E. [739] United Kingdom K002117095 Yes
Nelmes, E. [459] United Kingdom K002117112 Yes
Nelmes, E. [544] United Kingdom K002117102 Yes
{Vvedensky} [s.n.] Uzbekistan K002217945 Yes
Nelmes, E. [680 a.] United Kingdom K002117091 Yes
Nelmes, E. [480] United Kingdom K002117116 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images