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Carex nigra

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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
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Phacocystis
Species:
C. nigra
Binomial name
Carex nigra
(L.) Reichard
Synonyms
List
  • Carex acuta var. angustifolia Čelak.
  • Carex acuta subsp. angustifolia Čelak.
  • Carex acuta f. badia Sanio
  • Carex acuta f. diluta Sanio
  • Carex acuta var. macrocarpa Čelak.
  • Carex acuta f. melanolepis Sanio
  • Carex acuta var. minor Sw.
  • Carex acuta subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
  • Carex acuta var. nigra L.
  • Carex acuta var. oxylepis Sanio
  • Carex acuta f. pseudosparganioides Čelak.
  • Carex acuta f. stygia Sanio
  • Carex acuta var. turfosa Sanio
  • Carex alboatra Willd. ex Kunth
  • Carex alpina Honck.
  • Carex angustifolia Sm.
  • Carex aquanigra B.Boivin
  • Carex chlorocarpa Wimm.
  • Carex cespitosa var. alpina Gaudin
  • Carex cespitosa var. curvata F.Fleisch.
  • Carex cespitosa f. fuliginosa A.Braun
  • Carex cespitosa var. goodenowii (J.Gay) Fiori & Paol.
  • Carex cespitosa var. polymorpha Laest.
  • Carex cespitosa var. recta F.Fleisch.
  • Carex cespitosa var. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Fiori & Paol.
  • Carex cespitosa subsp. wiluica (Meinsh.) Krylov
  • Carex compacta Krock. ex Hoppe
  • Carex eboracensis Nelmes
  • Carex echinata subsp. angustifolia Čelak.
  • Carex fumida Beilschm.
  • Carex fusca All.
  • Carex gibsonii Bab.
  • Carex goodenoughii Asch. & Graebn.
  • Carex goodenowii J.Gay
  • Carex intermedia Miégev.
  • Carex intricata Tineo ex Guss.
  • Carex juncella (Fr.) Th.Fr.
  • Carex kolymaensis Kük.
  • Carex maackii Meinsh.
  • Carex malazena Steud.
  • Carex melaena Wimm.
  • Carex melanolepis Phil.
  • Carex navasii Merino
  • Carex obesa All.
  • Carex orbicularis var. caucasica Ö.Nilsson
  • Carex polyandra Schkuhr
  • Carex rigida var. goodenowii (J.Gay) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex rigida var. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Briq.
  • Carex rigida subsp. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Nyman
  • Carex rigida var. juncea (Fr.) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex rigida var. strictiformis L.H.Bailey
  • Carex rufa Lam.
  • Carex × spiculosa var. hebridensis A.Benn.
  • Carex stolonifera Hoppe
  • Carex subcaespitosa (Kük.) Wiinst.
  • Carex transcaucasica T.V.Egorova
  • Carex vulgaris Fr.
  • Carex wiluica Meinsh.
  • Carex zonata F.Nyl.
  • Vignantha vulgaris Schur
  • Vignea cerina Rchb.
  • Vignea cespitosa var. polygama Peterm.
  • Vignea chlorocarpa Schur
  • Vignea compacta Rchb.
  • Vignea crassinervis Schur
  • Vignea rigida Fuss
  • Vignea vulgaris Fuss

Carex nigra is a perennial species of plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. Common names include: smooth black sedge,[3]black sedge and common sedge.[4]

Description

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Carex nigra is a tussock-forming, evergreen perennial sedge, reaching up to 70cm in height. Leaves are grey-green in colour, with yellow margins. Flower spikes and seed heads are purplish-black, appearing in early to late summer.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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It is native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, north Africa,[5] and eastern North America.[6]The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and probably the Caucasus.

References

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  1. ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2014). "Carex nigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T164003A42343536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164003A42343536.en. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ^ NatureServe. "Carex nigra". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Carex nigra". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  4. ^ a b "Black sedge (Carex nigra) Native Marginal plants". Wetland Plants. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  5. ^ Benítez‐Benítez, Carmen; Martín‐Bravo, Santiago; Bjorå, Charlotte S.; Gebauer, Sebastian; Hipp, Andrew L.; Hoffmann, Matthias H.; Luceño, Modesto; Pedersen, Tyril M.; Reznicek, Anton; Roalson, Eric; Volkova, Polina; Yano, Okihito; Spalink, Daniel; Jiménez‐Mejías, Pedro (July 2021). "Geographical vs. ecological diversification in Carex section Phacocystis (Cyperaceae): Patterns hidden behind a twisted taxonomy". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 59 (4): 642–667. doi:10.1111/jse.12731. ISSN 1674-4918. S2CID 234024542.
  6. ^ Standley, L. A.; J. Cayouette; L. Bruederle (2002). "Carex nigra". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-11-18 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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