Biology:Carex elata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carex elata
Carex elata.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. elata
Binomial name
Carex elata
All.[1]

Carex elata, tufted sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to all of Europe, the Atlas Mountains of Africa, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia.[2] It prefers to grow with its roots in water. Its cultivar 'Aurea' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex elata subsp. elata
  • Carex elata subsp. omskiana (Meinsh.) Jalas (synonym: Carex omskiana Meinsh.)[4]

References

  1. Fl. Pedem. 2: 272 (1785)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Carex elata All.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299596-1. 
  3. "Carex elata 'Aurea' Bowles' golden sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89736/Carex-elata-Aurea/Details. Retrieved 27 September 2020. "Synonyms Carex stricta 'Bowles's Variety'; Carex stricta 'Bowles's Golden'; Carex 'Bowles Golden'; Carex stricta 'Aurea'; Carex elata 'Bowles's Golden'; Carex riparia 'Bowles's Golden'" 
  4. "Carex omskiana Meinsh.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000349544. 

Wikidata ☰ Q161128 entry