Carex magellanica

Carex magellanica

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 magellanica
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. irrigua – C. m. subsp. magellanica

Name

Carex magellanica Lam., Encycl. 3: 385 (1792).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex atrata var. magellanica (Lam.) Wahlenb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 160 (1803).
  • Carex limosa var. magellanica (Lam.) Fiori, Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 194 (1923).

Homonyms

• Carex magellanica Banks ex Boott, nom. illeg. = Carex banksii var. banksii

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Temp. & Subarctic Northern Hemisphere Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Prince Edward I., Qubec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South European Russi, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yukon Continental: Southern America Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Falkland Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1791–1793 ["1791"]. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Botanique. Premiere livraison. XVI+496 pp., tt. 1–111. Panckoucke, Paris. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3: 385.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex magellanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex magellanica. Published online. Accessed: Jan 26 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex magellanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex magellanica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex magellanica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Riesel-Segge
English: boreal bog sedge
suomi: riippasara
Nederlands: Carex paupercula
polski: Turzyca patagońska
русский: Осока магелланская
svenska: Sumpstarr

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