Carex capitata

Carex capitata

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 capitata

Name

Carex capitata Sol. in C.Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1261 (1759)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Diemisa capitata (Sol.) Raf., Good Book: 27 (1840).
  • Psyllophora capitata (Sol.) Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 697 (1866).
  • Vignea capitata (Sol.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 148: 195 (1979 publ. 1980).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex capitata f. alpicola Andersson, Nya Bot. Not (1849): 2 (1849).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Qubec, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington, Yukon Continental: Asia-Temperate Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, North Caucasus, West Siberia, Yakutskiya Continental: Europe Austria, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, North European Russia, Northwest European R, Norway, Sweden References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. :2: 1261.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex capitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carex capitata. Published online. Accessed: Dec 15 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Carex capitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: capitate sedge
suomi: Lettonuppisara
русский: Осока головчатая, или Осока арктическая

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