Carex laxa

Carex laxa

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 laxa

Name

Carex laxa Wahlenb., 1803

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Olamblis laxa (Wahlenb.) Raf., Good Book: 26 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex macrochlamys Franch., Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 8, 7: 49 (1895).

Homonyms

• Carex laxa Dewey, nom. illeg. = Carex limosa L.
• Carex laxa Sw. ex Kunth, pro syn. = Carex scabrella Wahlenb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alaska, Yukon Continental: Europe Finland, North European Russia, Norway, Sweden Continental: Asia-Temperate Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, West Siberia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wahlenberg, G., 1803 Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1803: 156.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex laxa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex laxa. Published online. Accessed: Jan 22 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex laxa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex laxa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Weak sedge
suomi: Velttosara
français: Carex lâche
svenska: Slakstarr
中文: 稀花薹草

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