Carex atrata
| Carex atrata | |
|---|---|
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| Botanical illustration, with Carex atrofusca on the left and Carex atrata on the right. | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Clade: | Commelinids | 
| Order: | Poales | 
| Family: | Cyperaceae | 
| Genus: | Carex | 
| Species: | C. atrata   | 
| Binomial name | |
| Carex atrata | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
 
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Carex atrata, called black alpine sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Greenland,[3] Iceland, and most of Europe, plus scattered locations across temperate Asia, including Anatolia, Siberia and the Himalaya, as far as Taiwan and Japan.[4][2] Its chromosome number is 2n=52, with some variants reported, e.g. n2=54 for Greenland material.[3][5]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
- Carex atrata subsp. atrata
 - Carex atrata subsp. longistolonifera (Kük.) S.Yun Liang
 - Carex atrata subsp. pullata (Boott) Kük.
 
References
- ^ Sp. Pl.: 976 (1753)
 - ^ a b c "Carex atrata L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
 - ^ a b Grønlands flora. Tyge Wittrock Böcher (3. reviderede udgave ed.). København: P. Haase & Sons. 1978. ISBN 87-559-0385-1. OCLC 183098604.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Carex atrata black alpine sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
 - ^ Rotreklová, Olga; Bureš, Petr; Řepka, Radomír; Grulich, Vít; Šmarda, Petr; Hralová, Ivana; Zedek, František; Koutecký, Tomáš (2011). "Chromosome numbers of Carex". Preslia. 83 (1): 25–58. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
 
