Carex_punctata

<i>Carex punctata</i>

Carex punctata

Species of flowering plant

Carex punctata, the dotted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Macaronesia, northwest Africa, southern, central, and northern Europe, and Turkey.[2][3] Its chromosome number is 2n=68.[4]

Quick Facts Carex punctata, Scientific classification ...

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex punctata var. laevicaulis (Hochst. ex Seub.) Boott
  • Carex punctata var. punctata

References

  1. [1]
    Agrost. Helv. 2: 152 (1811)
  2. [2]
    "Carex punctata Gaudin". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Carex punctata dotted sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    Escudero, M.; Valcarcel, V.; Vargas, P.; Luceno, M. (2008). "Evolution in Carex L. sect. Spirostachyae (Cyperaceae): A molecular and cytogenetic approach". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 7 (4): 271–291. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2006.08.006.


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