Carex leersii

Carex leersii
	Inflorescence
	In a field in Spain
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. leersii
Binomial name
	Carex leersii; F.W.Schultz
Synonyms
	List Carex canescens Leers; Carex chabertii F.W.Schultz; Carex contigua subsp. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Degen; Carex cuprina (Sándor ex Heuff.) Nendtv. ex A.Kern.; Carex divulsa subsp. chabertii (F.W.Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.; Carex divulsa var. chabertii (F.W.Schultz) Nyman; Carex divulsa var. intermedia Lange; Carex divulsa subsp. leersii (F.W.Schultz) W.Koch; Carex durieui (F.W.Schultz) F.W.Schultz; Carex echinata var. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Kük.; Carex leersiana Rauschert; Carex leersiana (Rouy) Prain; Carex leersii var. depauperata Hampe ex Vollm.; Carex muricata var. chabertii (F.W.Schultz) Maire & Weiller; Carex muricata subsp. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.; Carex muricata var. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Kneuck.; Carex nemorosa var. cuprina Sándor ex Heuff.; Carex pairae var. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Kük.; Carex pairae subsp. leersii (F.W.Schultz) O.Schwarz; Carex virens var. durieui F.W.Schultz; Carex vulpina subsp. cuprina (Sándor ex Heuff.) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Vignea cuprina (Sándor ex Heuff.) Soják; Vignea divulsa subsp. leersiana Dostál; ;

Carex leersii, the grassland sedge or many-leaved sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.^[2]^[3] It is native to the Atlas Mountains in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Altai and the western Himalayas, and has been introduced to New Zealand.^[1] It is a member of the Carex muricata group, and prefers to grow in sunny, relatively dry locations.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Carex leersii F.W.Schultz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^ "Carex leersii F.W.Schultz". plantnet.org. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022. Grassland sedge, Leers' sedge, Many-leaved Sedge
^ "Carex divulsa subsp. leersii". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022. 1 suppliers
^ Molina, Ana; Acedo, Carmen; Llamas, Félix (May 2008). "(1817) Proposal to conserve the name Carex leersii F.W. Schultz against C. leersii Willd. and C. chabertii (Cyperaceae)". Taxon. 57 (2): 648–649. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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[POWO_300600-1-1] "Carex leersii F.W.Schultz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[commonname-2] "Carex leersii F.W.Schultz". plantnet.org. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022. Grassland sedge, Leers' sedge, Many-leaved Sedge

[RHS_103310-3] "Carex divulsa subsp. leersii". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022. 1 suppliers

[1_of_130_Google_Scholar_Hits-4] Molina, Ana; Acedo, Carmen; Llamas, Félix (May 2008). "(1817) Proposal to conserve the name Carex leersii F.W. Schultz against C. leersii Willd. and C. chabertii (Cyperaceae)". Taxon. 57 (2): 648–649. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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