Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex arenaria L.

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

Distribution

Native to:

Baltic States, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • 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.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 6, 2023 Márquez-Corro, J.I.; Kelleher, C.; Fay, M.; Leitch, I.; Mian, S. [JMC9723] Ireland K001527195 No
Jun 30, 1900 Lemann, D.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002115552 Yes
Jun 30, 1900 [illegible] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002115553 Yes
Jun 29, 1900 d'Urville, J.S.C.D. [92] Georgia K000960608 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lackowitz, A.W. [278] Germany K000960401 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lowe, R.T. [G.79] Spain K002217573 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K001567181 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR204] United Kingdom K001768082 Yes
F.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001790022 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [5249] United States K002098175 No
Lackowitz, A.W. [279] Germany K000960402 Unknown Type Material Yes
McMinn, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002098174 Yes
Zika, P.F. [24997] United States K002098173 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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