Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex praecox Schreb.

First published in Spic. Fl. Lips.: 63 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Dickoré, W.B. & Springer, S. (2016). Weitere Notizen zur Flora von München. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Heimischen Flora 86: 262-276.
  • 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.
  • Ebel, T.V. (2012). Review of Carex L. in the flora of Tomskaya oblast. Sistematicheskie Zametki po Materialam Gerbarii Imeni P. N. Krylova pri Tomskom Gosudarstvennom Universitete 106: 31-47.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Nyambayar, D. (2009). Flora of Mongolia 17: 1-137. Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Ulaanbaatar.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

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.
  • Ebel, T.V. (2012). Review of Carex L. in the flora of Tomskaya oblast. Sistematicheskie Zametki po Materialam Gerbarii Imeni P. N. Krylova pri Tomskom Gosudarstvennom Universitete 106: 31-47.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Nyambayar, D. (2009). Flora of Mongolia 17: 1-137. Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Ulaanbaatar.
  • 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?
Michno, P. [s.n.] K002217873 Yes
S.coll. [95] K002941432 Yes
Gander, H. [s.d.] Austria K002571707 No
Moncand [s.n.] Switzerland K002571706 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002217871 Yes
Scarici, E. [s.n.] Italy K001572808 Yes
Picarella, M.E. [s.n.] Italy K001572809 Yes
{Schrenk} [s.n.] K002217879 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002217870 Yes
Schrenk, A.G. [90] K002217878 Yes
Mameev [90] Russia K002217877 Yes
Booth, F. [s.n.] K002217872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002217880 Yes
Mamieev, S. [129] Russia K002217876 Yes
Booth, F.; Fischer [s.n.] Carex aristata K002217178 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570992 Yes
s.coll. [1805] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571018 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [4221] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571004 Yes
[?] [2468] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571001 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571008 Yes
Sowter, F.A. [2587] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571021 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571012 Yes
F.M.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571002 Yes
s.coll. [1452] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570991 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570995 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571019 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [47444A] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571006 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [47000A] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571010 Yes
Brenan, J.P.H. [1969] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571017 Yes
W.B.W. [1449] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570989 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2017] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571016 Yes
Sowter, F.A. [2587] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570994 Yes
Nelmes, E. [758] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570999 Yes
Nelmes, E. [743] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570997 Yes
Ronth, T.E. [1696] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571022 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4144] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571020 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570998 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [47000 F] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571007 Yes
Keble Martin, W.; Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570986 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5474] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570985 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571014 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2016] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571015 Yes
s.coll. [1449] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570990 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571013 Yes
Fambent, G.M. [525] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571005 Yes
Nelmes, E. [723] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571000 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571009 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571011 Yes
Sowter, F.A. [2587] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570987 Yes
Fraser, G.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570993 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570996 Yes
F.M.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002571003 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex pilulifera K002570988 Yes
Ledebour [S.n.] Russia Carex schreberi K002217874 Yes
S.coll. [S.n.] Carex schreberi K002217875 Yes
Bunge, A. [S.n.] Carex schreberi K001615053 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Germany Carex schreberi K002115034 No

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/

  • 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