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Carex livida (Wahlenb.) Willd.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 285 (1805)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Cyperaceae
genus
Carex
species
Carex livida

Name

Synonyms
Carex confertospicata Boeckeler
Carex fujimakii M.Kikuchi
Carex fujitae Kudô
Carex grayana Dewey
Carex limosa subsp. livida Wahlenb.
Carex limosa var. livida Wahlenb.
Carex livida var. grayana (Dewey) Fernald
Carex livida var. livida
Carex livida var. radicalis Paine
Carex livida var. radicaulis Paine
Carex livida var. rufiniformis Fernald
Carex livida var. typica Fernald
Carex lividulla Nakai
Carex panicea var. livida Wahlenb.
Edritria livida (Wahlenb.) Raf.
Homonyms
Carex livida (Wahlenb.) Willd.
Common names
Livid Sedge in English
Livid Sedge in English
Livid sedge in English
blystarr in Norwegian
blystarr in Norwegian Bokmål
blystarr in Norwegian Bokmål
blystorr in Nynorsk, Norwegian
blystorr in Nynorsk, Norwegian
carex livide in French
lead-coloured sedge in English
livid sedge in English
livid sedge in English
pale sedge in English
vaaleasara in Finnish
vaaleasara in Finnish
vaaleasara in Swedish
vaaleasara in Finnish
vitstarr in Swedish
vitstarr in Swedish
čuvgeslukti in Northern Sami
Осока свинцово-зеленая in Russian
Осока свинцово-зелёная in Russian
ムセンスゲ in Japanese
蒼薹草 in Chinese
동백사초 in language.
Pale Sedge in English
Pale Sedge in English
blystarr in Norwegian Bokmål
blystorr in Nynorsk, Norwegian
carex livide in French
livid sedge in English
vitstarr in Swedish
čuvgeslukti in Northern Sami
Carex livide in French
Lead-coloured Sedge in English
Livid sedge in English
lead-coloured sedge in English
pale sedge in English
ムセンスゲ(Musen-suge) in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. (1805). Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4(1)
  2. Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Alegría-Olivera, J. J.; Beltrán, H. W.; Cano, A.; Granda-Paucar, A.; Fonkén, M. S. M.; Riva-Regalado, S.; Ruthsatz, B.; Escudero, M. (2020). Chorological and nomenclatural notes on peruvian carex (Cyperaceae) [Notas corológicas y nomenclaturales sobre carex (Cyperaceae) del perú]. Caldasia, 42(1): 63-69. 10.15446/caldasia.v42n1.76771
  3. Jiménez-Mejías, P.; García-Moro, P.; Tiburcio, R. M. G.; Cano, A.; Martín-Bravo, S. (2023). New relevant chorological data on sedges (Cyperaceae) of Peru. <em>Kew Bulletin.</em> 78(4): 539-545. 10.1007/s12225-023-10095-y
  4. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  5. Lu, Y.; Benítez‐Benítez, C.; Yano, O.; Ikeda, H.; Jung, S.; Kim, S.; Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Jin, X. (2025). East Asia–eastern North America disjunction revisited: Possible westward colonization route via the Western Palearctic in <i>Carex</i> sect. <i>Paniceae</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Journal of Systematics and Evolution.</em> 63(4): 974-987. 10.1111/jse.13174
  6. Plants of the World Online (POWO).
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