Carex rariflora

Carex rariflora

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 rariflora
Varietates: C. r. var. androgyna – C. r. var. rariflora

Name

Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm., Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 (1813).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Carex limosa subsp. rariflora Wahlenb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 162 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Trasus rariflorus (Wahlenb.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 68 (1821 publ. 1822).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alaska, Greenland, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon Continental: Eurasia Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is. , Magadan, North European Russia, Norway, Sakhalin, Sweden, West Siberia, Yakutskiya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1813. English Botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 35. London: R. Taylor & co. Hathitrust Reference page. : 35: t. 2516.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex rariflora 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 rariflora. Published online. Accessed: Feb 01 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex rariflora 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 rariflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: looseflower alpine sedge, Loose-flowered alpine sedge, Mountain bog-sedge
suomi: Harsusara
français: Carex rariflore
svenska: Myggstarr

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