Carex recta

Carex recta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex recta

Name

Carex recta Boott, 1839

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex × halophila f. humilis Brenner in Meddeland. Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 5: 78 (1879)
  • Carex × halophila var. humilis (Brenner) Brenner in Florist. Handb.: 202 (1886)
  • Carex salina f. caespitosa (A.Blytt) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 363 (1909)
  • Carex salina var. caespitosa A.Blytt in Veg. Sognefjord: 84 (1869)
  • Carex salina f. elata Blytt in Norges Fl. 1: 219 (1861)
  • Carex salina subsp. fuliginea Blytt in Norges Fl. 1: 219 (1861)
  • Carex salina var. humilis (Brenner) Brenner in Florist. Handb.: 202 (1886)
  • Carex salina f. humilis Brenner in Meddeland. Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 5: 78 (1879)
  • Carex salina subsp. obtusa A.Blytt in Veg. Sognefjord: 84 (1869)
  • Carex salina f. obtusa (A.Blytt) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 363 (1909)
  • Carex salina f. pallida Blytt in Norges Fl. 1: 219 (1861)
  • Carex × saxenii var. ferruginea Lepage in Naturaliste Canad. 83: 142 (1956)

Hybrids

• Carex × grantii

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Finland, North European Russia, Norway, Sweden Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec Regional: Northeastern USA Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Boott, M.B. in W.J.Hooker, 1839. Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 220

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Simpson, D.A. 2007. World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges. 765 pp., The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-199-0 Reference page. .

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Carex recta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Carex recta. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Carex recta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Cymraeg: hesgen yr aber
• English: estuary sedge
• suomi: suolasara