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Carex lepidocarpa

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Carex lepidocarpa
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. lepidocarpa
Binomial name
Carex lepidocarpa
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Carex flava var. elatior Schltdl.
    • Carex flava subsp. jemtlandica (Palmgr.) P.D.Sell
    • Carex flava var. nelmesiana (Raymond) B.Boivin
    • Carex flava subsp. scotica (E.W.Davies) P.D.Sell
    • Carex jemtlandica (Palmgr.) Palmgr.
    • Carex lepidocarpa var. nelmesiana Raymond
    • Carex lipsiensis Peterm.
    • Carex mairei subsp. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Malag.
    • Carex nevadensis Boiss. & Reut.
    • Carex oederi Willk.
    • Carex pyriformis Tausch ex F.W.Schultz
    • Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B.Schmid
    • Carex viridula var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins
    • Carex viridula var. jemtlandica (Palmgr.) Blackst. & P.A.Ashton
    • Carex viridula var. lepidocarpa (Tausch) B.Schmid
    • Carex viridula subsp. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) B.Schmid
    • Carex viridula var. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Crins
    • Carex viridula var. scotica (E.W.Davies) B.Schmid

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]

Subtaxa

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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

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  1. ^ Flora 17: 179 (1834)
  2. ^ a b c "Carex lepidocarpa Tausch". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ Llewellyn, Peter (30 April 2010). "Carex lepidocarpa Long-stalked Yellow-sedge". ukwildflowers.com. British Wild Plant. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  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.