Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex lepidocarpa

Carex lepidocarpa subsp. scotica E.W.Davies

First published in Watsonia 3: 71 (1953)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Great Britain (N. England, Scotland). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Carex flava subsp. scotica.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Carex flava subsp. scotica.]
  • 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. [Cited as Carex viridula var. scotica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
McCallum-Webster, M. [3329] United Kingdom K002178838 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178842 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178835 Yes
Croall, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178792 Yes
{Dr. Percy} [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178822 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [1141] United Kingdom K002178846 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [N4] United Kingdom K002178804 Yes
Hall, P.M.; Wallace, E.C. [4342] United Kingdom K002178808 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178832 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178795 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178819 Yes
Heslop-Harrison, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178834 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [3314] United Kingdom K002178833 Yes
Raven, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178831 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178806 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178797 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178809 Yes
Nelmes, E. [415] United Kingdom K002178825 Yes
Linton, E.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178805 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [34] United Kingdom K002178821 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [2376] United Kingdom K002178843 Yes
Hall, P.M.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178811 Yes
Wilson, E.C.; R.M. [[1624]] United Kingdom K002178810 Yes
Edees, E.S. [4702] United Kingdom K002178827 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [3939] United Kingdom K002178844 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [3344] United Kingdom K002178839 Yes
Stelfox, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178830 Yes
Nelmes, E. [415] United Kingdom K002178826 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178801 Yes
Crackles, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178816 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178800 Yes
Hall, P.M. [3427] United Kingdom K002178815 Yes
Roberts, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178847 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [3347] United Kingdom K002178837 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [6536] United Kingdom K002178807 Yes
Dovaston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178817 Yes
Abell, R.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178845 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178799 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [47129] United Kingdom K002178820 Yes
Croall, A. [150] United Kingdom K002178793 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178798 Yes
Druce, G.C. [1469] United Kingdom K002178794 Yes
Croall, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178796 Yes
Turill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178828 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [1140] United Kingdom K002178836 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178840 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [5044] United Kingdom K002178813 Yes
Turill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178829 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [3889] United Kingdom K002178814 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178818 Yes
MacKechnie, R.; Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178824 Yes
Henderson, D.M. [773] United Kingdom K002178803 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178841 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178802 Yes
Parker; Cubitt, M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002178823 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [3969] United Kingdom K002177058 Yes

Sources

  • 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