Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex bigelowii

Carex bigelowii subsp. lugens (Holm) T.V.Egorova

First published in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 104 (1973)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is E. Siberia to N. Japan, Subarctic America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, British Columbia, Japan, Kamchatka, Magadan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yakutiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. [Cited as Carex bigelowii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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?
[illegible] [s.n.] Russia Carex soczavaeana K002219139 Yes
Soceawa, B. [s.n.] Russia Carex soczavaeana K002219143 Yes
Sehulga, S.; Buturlin, S.A. [7905] Russia Carex soczavaeana K002219140 Yes
s.coll. [17] Russia Carex soczavaeana K002219138 Yes
Soczawa, B. [s.n.] Russia Carex soczavaeana K002219141 Yes
Soczawa, B. [s.n.] Russia Carex soczavaeana K002219142 Yes
Richardson [s.n.] United States Carex lugens K002562571 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States Carex lugens K002562568 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carex lugens K002218227 Yes
Richardson; Boott, F. [s.n.] Canada Carex lugens K002562565 Yes
V. [Kreesctowicz]; Drummond [s.n.] Canada Carex lugens K002562564 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carex lugens K002218230 Yes
Macoun, J. [53853] Canada Carex lugens K001079078 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brummitt, N.A.; McDonald, S. [225] Russia Carex lugens K002218232 Yes
Macoun, J. [53858] Canada Carex lugens K001079077 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jónsdóttir, I.S.; Lindskog, A.; Fagerström, T.; Augner, M. [5] Russia Carex lugens K002218231 Yes
Maximova, M. [s.n.] Russia Carex lugens K002218228 Yes
Pulyaev [s.n.] Russia Carex lugens K002688399 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Gillett, J.M. [25907] Canada Carex lugens K002562567 Yes
Brummitt, N.A.; McDonald, S. [225] Russia Carex lugens K002218233 Yes
Macoun, J. [53878] Canada Carex lugens K001079076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun, J. [53842] Canada Carex lugens K001079079 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carex lugens K002218229 Yes
Macoun, J. [53857] Canada Carex lugens K002562566 Yes
[V. Kreesetowicz]; Drummond [s.n.] Canada Carex lugens K002562563 Yes
{Lyall} [s.n.] United States Carex lugens K002562572 Yes
Richardson [s.n.] Canada Carex lugens K001735187 Yes
{Lyall} [s.n.] United States Carex lugens K002562570 Yes
{Lyall} [s.n.] United States Carex lugens K002562573 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carex lugens K002218226 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [3143] Russia Carex consimilis K002218128 Yes
Went, F.W. [s.n.] United States Carex consimilis K002562560 Yes
Norberg, I.L. [s.n.] United States Carex consimilis K002562562 Yes
Andersen, J.P.; Gasser, G.W. [7242] United States Carex consimilis K002562561 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/

  • 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