Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex nigra

Carex nigra subsp. nigra

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Europe to Russian Far East, E. Canada to NE. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Labrador, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Morocco, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkey, Ukraine, Vermont, West Siberia, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

South Georgia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Eriksson, J. [s.n.] Mongolia Carex goodenoughii K002218178 Yes
[Schrenck] [s.n.] Carex goodenoughii K002218161 Yes
s.coll. [327] Carex goodenoughii K002218170 Yes
{Steven} [s.n.] Carex goodenoughii K002218159 Yes
Licent, A.E. [s.n.] Mongolia Carex goodenoughii K002218158 Yes
Mameev, S. [587] Russia Carex goodenoughii K002218163 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carex goodenoughii K002218175 Yes
Pole, R. [s.n.] Russia Carex goodenoughii K002218176 Yes
Suchova, J. [s.n.] Carex goodenoughii K002218177 Yes
Komarov, V.L.; Komapo, B. [63] Russia Carex goodenoughii K002218168 Yes
Larin, J. [s.n.] Mongolia Carex goodenoughii K002218171 Yes
[B. Augpeel] [s.n.] Carex goodenoughii K002218174 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carex goodenoughii K002218165 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia Carex goodenoughii K002218166 Yes
[Baprutus H. E.] [s.n.] Carex goodenoughii K002218173 Yes
Doktuzowski, W.; Docturowsky, W. [s.n.] Russia Carex goodenoughii K002218172 Yes
Wilford, C.; [F. B.] [1117] China Carex goodenoughii K002218160 Yes
Komarov, V.L.; Komapo, B. [4509] Russia Carex goodenoughii K002218169 Yes
Wilford, C. [1117] China Carex goodenoughii K002218162 Yes
Yegorova; Siplivinski [s.n.] Russia Carex goodenoughii K002218167 Yes
Mameev, S. [156] Russia Carex goodenoughii K002218164 Yes
Sep 19, 1901 Nuttall [s.n.] United States Carex goodenowii K002562219 Yes
Sep 19, 1901 Nuttall [s.n.] United States Carex goodenowii K002562220 Yes
Sep 19, 1901 Nuttall [s.n.] United States Carex goodenowii K001617181 Yes
Sep 17, 1901 Boott, F. [s.n.] United States Carex goodenowii K001790081 Yes
Sep 17, 1901 Nuttall [7] United States Carex goodenowii K002562221 Yes
Sep 17, 1901 Dewey [4] United States Carex goodenowii K002562222 Yes
Aug 10, 1901 Boott, F. [1] United States Carex goodenowii K002562226 Yes
Aug 10, 1901 Boott, F. [s.n.] United States Carex goodenowii K001790082 Yes
Dr. Lyall. [s.n.] Canada Carex goodenowii K002562140 Yes
Mar 1, 1939 Dalton, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex eboracensis K000960445 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29] United Kingdom Carex eboracensis K002687664 Yes
s.coll. [[20]] United Kingdom Carex eboracensis K002687662 Yes
Walters, S.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carex eboracensis K002687661 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.
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  • 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

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