Carex arenaria

Carex arenaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex arenaria

Name

Carex arenaria L., Sp. Pl.: 973 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vignea arenaria (L.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1618 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex spadicea Gilib., Exerc. Phyt. 2: 546 (1792), opus utique oppr.
  • Carex witheringii Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 48 (1821 publ. 1822).
  • Carex intermedia d'Urv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 378 (1822), nom. illeg.
  • Carex schreberi Desv., Fl. Anjou: 73 (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Carex sabuletorum M.Bieb. ex Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 4: 178 (1867).
  • Carex arenaria var. pseudoarenaria T.Marsson, Fl. Neu-Vorpommern: 523 (1869).
  • Carex arenaria var. remota T.Marsson, Fl. Neu-Vorpommern: 523 (1869).
  • Carex arenaria f. pallida Lackow., Fl. Berl., ed. 12: 21 (1901).
  • Carex arenaria f. pumila Lackow., Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 7: 171 (1901).
  • Carex arenaria var. spiralis Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 30 (1902).
  • Carex arenaria var. tenuis Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 30 (1902).
  • Carex arenaria var. adjunta Merino, Fl. Galicia 3: 163 (1909).
  • Carex arenaria var. prostrata De Langhe, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 104: 15 (1971).

Homonyms

• Carex arenaria Dubois ex Steud., pro syn. = Carex praecox Schreb.
• Carex arenaria Leers, sensu auct. = Carex disticha Huds.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Baltic States, Belgium, Maryland, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Yugoslavia Continental: Northern America Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 973.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex arenaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carex arenaria. Published online. Accessed: Dec 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Carex arenaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex arenaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

dansk: Sand-star
Deutsch: Sand-Segge
eesti: Liivtarn
suomi: Hietikkosara
français: Laîche des sables
magyar: Tengerparti sás

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