Carex muricata

Carex muricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. muricata
Binomial name
	Carex muricata; L.
Synonyms
	List Carex astracanica Willd. ex Kunth; Carex divulsa Gaudin [Illegitimate]; Carex divulsa subsp. orsiniana (Ten.) K.Richt.; Carex intermedia Retz.; Carex muricata var. alpina Gaudin; Carex muricata subsp. lamprocarpa (Wallr.) Celak.; Carex muricata var. lamprocarpa Wallr.; Carex muricata subsp. muricata; Carex muricata var. muricata; Carex muricata subsp. orsiniana (Ten.) Nyman; Carex orsiniana Ten.; Carex pairae subsp. borealis Hyl.; Carex pairae var. javanica Nelmes; Carex serotina Ten. [Illegitimate]; Carex stellulata M.Bieb. [Illegitimate]; Carex tenuissima Schur [Illegitimate]; Carex tergestina Hoppe ex Boott; Carex viridis Spenn. [Illegitimate]; Carex vulpina Hohen. [Illegitimate]; Caricina muricata (L.) St.-Lag.; Vignea altissima Schur; Vignea muricata (L.) Rchb.; Vignea muricata subsp. lamprocarpa (Wallr.) Soják; Vignea tenuissima Schur; ;

Carex muricata, the rough sedge or prickly sedge (a name it shares with other species), is a species of Carex found in Europe and western Asia as far as the Himalayas. It has been introduced elsewhere. Poorly studied, Carex muricata is considered a species aggregate.^[3] The aggregate has been subject to a great deal of taxonomic confusion over the years and has yet to be fully resolved.^[4]

Botanical illustration

References

^ Sp. Pl. 2: 974 (1753)
^ "Carex muricata L." The Plant List. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ David, R. W. (1976). "Nomenclature of the British taxa of the Carex muricata L. aggregate". Watsonia. 11: 59–65.
^ Molina, Ana; Acedo, Carmen; Llamas, Félix (21 February 2008). "Taxonomy and new taxa of the Carex divulsa aggregate in Eurasia (section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 156 (3): 385–409. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00760.x.

[1] Sp. Pl. 2: 974 (1753)

[2] "Carex muricata L." The Plant List. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[3] David, R. W. (1976). "Nomenclature of the British taxa of the Carex muricata L. aggregate". Watsonia. 11: 59–65.

[4] Molina, Ana; Acedo, Carmen; Llamas, Félix (21 February 2008). "Taxonomy and new taxa of the Carex divulsa aggregate in Eurasia (section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 156 (3): 385–409. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00760.x.

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