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, 2^nd 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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