Carex lepidocarpa

Carex lepidocarpa, called the long-stalked yellow-sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to eastern Canada, Morocco, and most of Europe.^[2][3] It is a member of the Carex flava species complex.^[4]

Carex lepidocarpa
Inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. lepidocarpa
Binomial name
Carex lepidocarpa Tausch[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Carex flava var. elatior Schltdl. Carex flava subsp. jemtlandica (Palmgr.) P.D.Sell Carex flava var. nelmesiana (Raymond) B.Boivin Carex flava subsp. scotica (E.W.Davies) P.D.Sell Carex jemtlandica (Palmgr.) Palmgr. Carex lepidocarpa var. nelmesiana Raymond Carex lipsiensis Peterm. Carex mairei subsp. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Malag. Carex nevadensis Boiss. & Reut. Carex oederi Willk. Carex pyriformis Tausch ex F.W.Schultz Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B.Schmid Carex viridula var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins Carex viridula var. jemtlandica (Palmgr.) Blackst. & P.A.Ashton Carex viridula var. lepidocarpa (Tausch) B.Schmid Carex viridula subsp. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) B.Schmid Carex viridula var. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Crins Carex viridula var. scotica (E.W.Davies) B.Schmid

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[2]

• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. ferraria Jim.-Mejías & Martín-Bravo – Atlas Mountains of Morocco
• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. jemtlandica Palmgr. – north and northeast Europe
• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. lepidocarpa
• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Luceño – southeast Spain
• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. scotica E.W.Davies – Scotland

References

1. Flora 17: 179 (1834)
2. "Carex lepidocarpa Tausch". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
3. Llewellyn, Peter (30 April 2010). "Carex lepidocarpa Long-stalked Yellow-sedge". ukwildflowers.com. British Wild Plant. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
4. Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro; Benítez-Benítez, Carmen; Fernández-Mazuecos, Mario; Martín-Bravo, Santiago (2017). "Cut from the same cloth: The convergent evolution of dwarf morphotypes of the Carex flava group (Cyperaceae) in Circum-Mediterranean mountains". PLOS ONE. 12 (12): e0189769. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1289769J. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189769. PMC 5744957. PMID 29281689.