Carex echinata

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 echinata
Subspecies: C. e. subsp. echinata – C. e. subsp. phyllomanica

Name

Carex echinata Murray, Prodr. Stirp. Gott.: 76 (1770).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Vignea echinata (Murray) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 176 (1869).

Homonyms

Carex echinata Desf., nom. illeg. = Carex hispida Willd. ex Schkuhr
Carex echinata Lam., nom. illeg. = Carex flava L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Morocco.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Kuril Islands.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - Manchuria.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - East Himalaya.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Victoria.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Guatemala.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Haiti.

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

References

Primary references

Murray, J.A. 1770. Prodromus Designationis Stirpium Gottingensium. 252 pp. Io. Chr. Dieterich, Gottingae. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Carex echinata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 11. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Carex echinata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jan 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Carex echinata. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jan 2024. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Carex echinata. Accessed: 11 Jan 2024.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Carex echinata. Accessed: 2024 Jan 11.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Carex echinata in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 11.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex echinata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

dansk: Stjerne-Star
Deutsch: Igel-Segge
eesti: Tähttarn
suomi: Tähtisara
Nederlands: Sterzegge
norsk: Stjernestarr