Carex flava

Carex flava
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. flava
Binomial name
Carex flava
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Anithista flava (L.) Raf.
    • Carex echinata Lam.
    • Carex flava subsp. alpina (Kneuck.) O.Bolòs, Masalles & Vigo
    • Carex flava var. barrerae O.Bolòs, Masalles & Vigo
    • Carex flava var. fertilis Peck
    • Carex flava var. gaspensis Fernald
    • Carex flava var. graminis L.H.Bailey
    • Carex flava f. graminis (L.H.Bailey) Scoggan
    • Carex flava var. laxior (Kük.) Gleason
    • Carex flavella V.I.Krecz.
    • Carex flavofulva Beurl.
    • Carex foliosa All.
    • Carex laxior (Kük.) Mack.
    • Carex lepidocarpa var. laxior Kük.
    • Carex nevadensis subsp. alpina (Kneuck.) Podlech
    • Carex patula Host
    • Carex uetliaca Suter
    • Carex viridis Honck.
    • Proteocarpus flavus (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.
    • Trasus flavus (L.) Gray

Carex flava, called hedgehog grass or large yellow sedge, is a widespread species of sedge (genus Carex, family Cyperaceae), native to the northern United States, Canada, Iceland, Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, the Transcaucasus area, and parts of Siberia.[2][3] It gives its name to the Carex flava species complex.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Carex flava favours calcareous mires and damp woodland conditions. It thrives on peaty soil flushed by calcareous water from adjacent limestone outcrops.[5]

References

  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 975 (1753)
  2. ^ a b "Carex flava L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Carex flava hedgehog grass". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 December 2020. Other common names; marsh hedgehog grass, yellow sedge, large yellow sedge
  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.
  5. ^ "PlantAtlas". plantatlas2020.org. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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