Carex nigra
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Carex nigra | |
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Scientific 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
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Binomial name | |
Carex nigra (L.) Reichard
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ NatureServe. "Carex nigra". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ NRCS. "Carex nigra". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ a b "Black sedge (Carex nigra) Native Marginal plants". Wetland Plants. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.