Carex aquatilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex aquatilis
Varietates: C. a. var. aquatilis – C. a. var. dives – C. a. var. minor – C. a. var. substricta

Name

Carex aquatilis Wahlenb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 165 (1803).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Vignea aquatilis (Wahlenb.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1624 (1830).
- Neskiza aquatilis (Wahlenb.) Raf., Good Book: 27 (1840).
- Carex aquatilis var. genuina Syme in J.E.Smith, Engl. Bot., ed. 3, 10: 113 (1870), nom. inval.

Homonyms

Carex aquatilis Ten., nom. illeg. = Carex microcarpa Bertol. ex Moris

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany, Netherlands.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia, Yakutiya.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Virginia.
Continental: Antarctic
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - South Georgia South Sandwich Islands (introduced.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Wahlenberg, G. 1803. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar 24: 165.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex aquatilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carex aquatilis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 13 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Carex aquatilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex aquatilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 13 Aug 2006.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wasser-Segge
English: Water sedge, Leafy tussock sedge
eesti: Vesitarn
suomi: Vesisara

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