Biology:Carex atlantica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carex atlantica
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. atlantica
Binomial name
Carex atlantica
Synonyms[2]

Carex atlantica, the prickly bog sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern North America, and eastern Hispaniola.[2][3] It is usually found growing in bogs or acidic seeps.[4]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica – Entire range, except Ontario, Québec, Vermont, and the Dominican Republic
  • Carex atlantica subsp. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Reznicek – Entire range, except West Virginia

References

  1. Lansdown, R.V. (2016). "Carex atlantica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T64270175A67728699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64270175A67728699.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64270175/67728699. Retrieved 1 November 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45794-2. 
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/2726854. 
  4. Orzell, Steve L.; Bridges, Edwin L. (1989). "Noteworthy Carex L. (Cyperaceae: Section Stellulatae) Collections from Missouri". SIDA, Contributions to Botany 13 (3): 380–383. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2938277 entry