Carex atrata
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carex atrata, called black alpine sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Greenland,[3] Iceland, and most of Europe, plus scattered locations across temperate Asia, including Anatolia, Siberia and the Himalaya, as far as Taiwan and Japan.[4][2] Its chromosome number is 2n=52, with some variants reported, e.g. n2=54 for Greenland material.[3][5]
| Carex atrata | |
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| Botanical illustration, with Carex atrofusca on the left and Carex atrata on the right. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. atrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex atrata | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
- Carex atrata subsp. atrata
- Carex atrata subsp. longistolonifera (Kük.) S.Yun Liang
- Carex atrata subsp. pullata (Boott) Kük.
References
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