Biology:Carex punctata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carex punctata
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Botanical illustration
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Inflorescence
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. punctata
Binomial name
Carex punctata
Gaudin[1]

Carex punctata, the dotted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Macaronesia, northwest Africa, southern, central, and northern Europe, and Turkey.[2][3] Its chromosome number is 2n=68.[4]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex punctata var. laevicaulis (Hochst. ex Seub.) Boott
  • Carex punctata var. punctata

References

  1. Agrost. Helv. 2: 152 (1811)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Carex punctata Gaudin". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301815-1. 
  3. "Carex punctata dotted sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/157431/i-Carex-punctata-i/Details. 
  4. Escudero, M.; Valcarcel, V.; Vargas, P.; Luceno, M. (2008). "Evolution in Carex L. sect. Spirostachyae (Cyperaceae): A molecular and cytogenetic approach". Organisms Diversity & Evolution 7 (4): 271–291. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2006.08.006. 

Wikidata ☰ Q841785 entry