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Carex laxa Wahlenb.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 156 (1803)

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Carex laxa f. approximata Holmb.
Carex laxa f. refracta Holmb.
Carex macrochlamys Franch.
Olamblis laxa (Wahlenb.) Raf.
Homonyms
Carex laxa Wahlenb.
Carex laxa Dewey
Carex laxa Sw. ex Kunth
Carex laxa Sw.
Common names
Finnmarkstarr in Norwegian
Loosely-spike sedge in English
carex lâche in French
finnmarksstarr in Norwegian Bokmål
finnmarksstarr in Norwegian Bokmål
finnmarksstarr in Norwegian
finnmarksstorr in Nynorsk, Norwegian
finnmarksstorr in Nynorsk, Norwegian
slack sedge in English
slakstarr in Swedish
slakstarr in Swedish
slinzelukti in Northern Sami
velttosara in Finnish
velttosara in Finnish
velttosara in Swedish
velttosara in Finnish
weak sedge in English
weak sedge in English
실이삭사초 in language.
Weak Sedge in English
carex lâche in French
finnmarksstarr in Norwegian Bokmål
finnmarksstorr in Nynorsk, Norwegian
slack sedge in English
slakstarr in Swedish
slinzelukti in Northern Sami
Carex lâche in French
weak sedge in English
イトナルコスゲ(Ito-naruko-suge) in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  2. Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106. 10.17520/biods.2024106
  3. 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
  4. Plants of the World Online (POWO).
  5. Wahlenberg, G. (1803). Inledning til Caricographien. <em>Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar.</em> 24: 138-170.
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