Carex_lepidocarpa

<i>Carex lepidocarpa</i>

Carex lepidocarpa

Species of grass-like plant

Carex lepidocarpa, called the long-stalked yellow-sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to eastern Canada, Morocco, and most of Europe.[2][3] It is a member of the Carex flava species complex.[4]

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Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex lepidocarpa subsp. ferraria Jim.-Mejías & Martín-Bravo – Atlas Mountains of Morocco
  • Carex lepidocarpa subsp. jemtlandica Palmgr. – north and northeast Europe
  • Carex lepidocarpa subsp. lepidocarpa
  • Carex lepidocarpa subsp. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Luceño – southeast Spain
  • Carex lepidocarpa subsp. scotica E.W.Davies – Scotland

References

  1. [1]
    Flora 17: 179 (1834)
  2. [2]
    "Carex lepidocarpa Tausch". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. [3]
    Llewellyn, Peter (30 April 2010). "Carex lepidocarpa Long-stalked Yellow-sedge". ukwildflowers.com. British Wild Plant. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro; Benítez-Benítez, Carmen; Fernández-Mazuecos, Mario; Martín-Bravo, Santiago (2017). "Cut from the same cloth: The convergent evolution of dwarf morphotypes of the Carex flava group (Cyperaceae) in Circum-Mediterranean mountains". PLOS ONE. 12 (12): e0189769. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1289769J. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189769. PMC 5744957. PMID 29281689.


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