Carex pulicaris

Carex pulicaris

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 pulicaris

Name

Carex pulicaris L., Sp. Pl.: 972 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vignea pulicaris (L.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1606 (1830).
  • Psyllophora pulicaris (L.) Schur, Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 78 (1853).
  • Caricinella pulicaris (L.) St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 881 (1889).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex psyllophora L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 413 (1782).
  • Psyllophora vulgaris Heuff., Flora 27: 528 (1844).
  • Psyllophora puliciformis Montandon in F.Friche-Joset, Syn. Fl. Jura: 341 (1856).
  • Carex pulicaris var. caespitosa Vollm., Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 9: 54 (1904).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 972. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex pulicaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex pulicaris. Published online. Accessed: Feb 01 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex pulicaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex pulicaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex pulicaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Floh-Segge
eesti: Kirptarn
suomi: Kirppusara
français: laîche puce
Nederlands: Vlozegge, vlozegge
polski: Turzyca pchla
русский: Осока блошиная
svenska: Loppstarr

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