Carex frigida

Carex frigida Illustrations nº 1

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 frigida

Name

Carex frigida All., 1785

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex variegata Lam., Encycl. 3: 389 (1792), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Carex helvetica Honck., Syn. Pl. Germ. 1: 375 (1792).
  • Carex spadicea Schkuhr, Beschr. Riedgräs. 1: 90 (1801), nom. illeg.
  • Carex geniculata Host, Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: 52 (1809).
  • Carex sphaerica Lapeyr., Hist. Pl. Pyrénées: 570 (1813).
  • Carex frigida var. geniculata (Host) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 771 (1882).
  • Carex frigida f. pyrenaica Christ, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 24(2): 14 (1885).
  • Carex frigida f. flavescens Christ, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 27(2): 165 (1888).
  • Carex comari H.Lév. & Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 11: 16 (1902).
  • Carex pseudofrigida C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 81 (1908).
  • Carex frigida var. brevirostris Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 556 (1909).
  • Carex frigida f. comari (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 556 (1909).
  • Carex davalliana var. cyrnea Briq., Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 194 (1910).
  • Carex davalliana subsp. cyrnea (Briq.) Cif. & Giacom., Nomenclator Fl. Ital. 1: 60 (1950)

Homonyms

• Carex frigida Vill., nom. illeg. = Carex ferruginea Scop.
• Carex frigida Wahlenb., nom. illeg. = Carex fuliginosa Schkuhr

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Austria, Corse, France, Germany, Italy, Sardegna, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Allioni, C. 1785. Flora Pedemontana 2: 270.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex frigida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex frigida. Published online. Accessed: Jan 19 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex frigida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex frigida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Eis-Segge

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