Carex vulpina L.

Doubtfully present in:

Turkey-in-Europe

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Recorded in error in:

Greece

Homotypic Synonyms

Carex compacta Lam. in Fl. Franç., éd. 2, 2: 172 (1795), nom. superfl.
Carex glomerata Gilib. ex Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 3: 221 (1902), nom. illeg.
Carex vulpina var. compacta (Lam.) Velen. in Fl. Bulg.: 576 (1891)
Carex vulpina var. vulgaris Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 731 (1881), not validly publ.
Edritria vulpina (L.) Raf. in Good Book: 26 (1840)
Vignea vulpina (L.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler, Handb. Gewächsk., ed. 2. 3: 1620 (1830)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Carex brotherorum Christ in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 16: 434 (1900)
Carex mertensis Weihe ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 383 (1837)
Carex reflexa F.Dietr. in Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 2: 23 (1816), nom. illeg.
Carex spicata Thuill. in Fl. Env. Paris, ed. 2: 480 (1799), nom. illeg.
Carex vulpina var. acuta Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 47 (1821 publ. 1822)
Carex vulpina var. aristata Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 47 (1821 publ. 1822)
Carex vulpina f. aristata Asch. in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 17: 570 (1867), nom. illeg.
Carex vulpina f. capitulata (Peterm.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 369 (1970 publ. 1971)
Carex vulpina var. crassinervis (Schur) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 171 (1909)
Carex vulpina var. decomposita Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 47 (1821 publ. 1822)
Carex vulpina var. divulsa Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 731 (1881)
Carex vulpina f. elongata Andersson in Pl. Scand. 1: 67 (1849)
Carex vulpina var. gracilis Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 6: 45 (1830)
Carex vulpina f. laeviuscula Sanio ex Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 37 (1902)
Carex vulpina var. litoralis Nolte ex Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 36 (1902)
Carex vulpina var. longibracteata Beck in Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 2: 61 (1887)
Carex vulpina var. minor Peterm. in Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 490 (1846)
Carex vulpina var. pallidior Meinsh. in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 323 (1901)
Carex vulpina var. remotiflora Lange in Bot. Tidsskr. 2: 41 (1868)
Carex vulpina var. stribrnyi (Velen.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 170 (1909)
Carex vulpina subsp. stribrnyi Velen. in Fl. Bulg., Suppl. 1: 283 (1898)
Carex vulpina var. tenuior Trevir. in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 275 (1852)
Vignea vulpina f. capitulata Peterm. in Fl. Lips. Excurs.: 53 (1838)
Vignea vulpina var. crassinervis Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 704 (1866)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Poales

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Family
Cyperaceae

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Genus
Carex

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Species
Carex vulpina

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Jermy, C., Simpson, D., Foley, M. & Porter, M. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. B.S.B.I. Handbook No. 1, ed. 3: 1-554. Botanical Society of the British Isles, London.
Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Aug 24, 1900	Lowe, R.T. [S.n.] Spain	K002217572		No
Aug 23, 1900	Webb [S.n.] Spain	K001615168		No
	Nelmes, E. [680] United Kingdom	K002117088		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom	K002117100		Yes
	Schlechter, F.R.R. [6286] South Africa	K000363610	Type	Yes
	Nelmes, E. [480] United Kingdom	K002117117		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [739] United Kingdom	K002117096		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [739] United Kingdom	K002117094		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [480] United Kingdom	K002117115		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [544] United Kingdom	K002117099		Yes
	Nelmes, E.; Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom	K002117110		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [542] United Kingdom	K002117101		Yes
	Bové, N. [S.n.]	K002217586		No
	Kaiser, R. [7] Georgia	K001634043		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [539] United Kingdom	K002117106		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [680] United Kingdom	K002117090		Yes
	Nelmes, E.; Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom	K002117111		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [459] United Kingdom	K002117113		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [[?]] United Kingdom	K002117104		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [512] United Kingdom	K002117105		Yes
	s.coll. [452] United Kingdom	K002117108		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [680 b.] United Kingdom	K002117092		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [680 b.] United Kingdom	K002117093		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [543] United Kingdom	K002117103		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [770] United Kingdom	K002117097		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [540] United Kingdom	K002117107		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [680 a.] United Kingdom	K002117091		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [172] United Kingdom	K002117118		Yes
	Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom	K002117098		Yes
	Nelmes, E.; Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom	K002117109		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [680] United Kingdom	K002117089		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [480] United Kingdom	K002117116		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [459] United Kingdom	K002117112		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [739] United Kingdom	K002117095		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [477] United Kingdom	K002117114		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [544] United Kingdom	K002117102		Yes

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Distribution

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Native to:

Recorded in error in:

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Heterotypic Synonyms

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Other Data

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

IUCN Categories

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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Carex vulpina L.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Native to:

Recorded in error in:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (36 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

IUCN Categories

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index