Carex norvegica

Taxonavigation edit

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 norvegica
Subspecies: C. n. subsp. norvegica – C. n. subsp. pusteriana

Name edit

Carex norvegica Retz., 1779

Synonyms edit

Basionym
- Vignea norvegica (Retz.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1610 (1830).
Heterotypic
- Carex halleri Gunnerus, Fl. Norveg. 2: 106 (1776), nom. rej. prop.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia
- - Afghanistan, Altay, Austria, Central European Rus, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, Nepal, North European Russi, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Continental: Northern America
- - Colorado, Greenland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nunavut, Ontario, Qubec

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Retzius, A.J. 1779. Florae Scandinaviae Prodromus 179.

Links edit

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex norvegica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex norvegica. Published online. Accessed: Jan 28 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex norvegica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex norvegica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names edit

English: Norway sedge, Alpine Sedge, Close-Headed Alpine-Sedge, Scandinavian Sedge
français: Carex de Norvege
русский: Осока норвежская
svenska: Fjällstarr

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