Carex livida

Carex livida

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 livida

Name

Carex livida (Wahlenb.) Willd., 1805

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Carex limosa subsp. livida Wahlenb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 162 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Edritria livida (Wahlenb.) Raf., Good Book: 26 (1840).
  • Carex livida var. typica Fernald, Rhodora 28: 8 (1926), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Carex grayana Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 25: 141 (1834).
  • Carex livida var. radicalis Paine, Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York State Cab. Nat. Hist.: 159 (1865).
  • Carex confertospicata Boeckeler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 206 (1887).
  • Carex fujitae Kudô, J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 11: 82 (1922).
  • Carex livida var. grayana (Dewey) Fernald, Rhodora 28: 8 (1926).
  • Carex livida var. rufiniformis Fernald, Rhodora 28: 8 (1926).
  • Carex lividulla Nakai, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 130 (1952).
  • Carex fujimakii M.Kikuchi, Rep. (Annual) Gakugei Fac. Iwate Univ. 13(2): 47 (1958).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, California, Colorado, Indiana, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward I., Qubec, Saskatchewan, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon Continental: Europe Finland, Iceland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Sweden Continental: Asia-Temperate Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuril Is., West Siberia Continental: Southern America Panama References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 285.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex livida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex livida. Published online. Accessed: Jan 23 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex livida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex livida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Livid sedge, Pale sedge
suomi: Vaaleasara
français: Carex livide
русский: Осока свинцово-зелёная
svenska: Vitstarr

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