Carex nigra

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Carex nigra
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Phacocystis
Species:
C. nigra
Binomial name
Carex nigra
(L.) Reichard
Synonyms
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  • Carex acuta var. angustifoliaČelak.
  • Carex acuta subsp. angustifoliaČelak.
  • Carex acuta f. badiaSanio
  • Carex acuta f. dilutaSanio
  • Carex acuta var. macrocarpaČelak.
  • Carex acuta f. melanolepisSanio
  • Carex acuta var. minorSw.
  • Carex acuta subsp. nigra(L.) Ehrh.
  • Carex acuta var. nigraL.
  • Carex acuta var. oxylepisSanio
  • Carex acuta f. pseudosparganioidesČelak.
  • Carex acuta f. stygiaSanio
  • Carex acuta var. turfosaSanio
  • Carex alboatraWilld. ex Kunth
  • Carex alpinaHonck.
  • Carex angustifoliaSm.
  • Carex aquanigraB.Boivin
  • Carex chlorocarpaWimm.
  • Carex cespitosa var. alpinaGaudin
  • Carex cespitosa var. curvataF.Fleisch.
  • Carex cespitosa f. fuliginosaA.Braun
  • Carex cespitosa var. goodenowii(J.Gay) Fiori & Paol.
  • Carex cespitosa var. polymorphaLaest.
  • Carex cespitosa var. rectaF.Fleisch.
  • Carex cespitosa var. intricata(Tineo ex Guss.) Fiori & Paol.
  • Carex cespitosa subsp. wiluica(Meinsh.) Krylov
  • Carex compactaKrock. ex Hoppe
  • Carex eboracensisNelmes
  • Carex echinata subsp. angustifoliaČelak.
  • Carex fumidaBeilschm.
  • Carex fuscaAll.
  • Carex gibsoniiBab.
  • Carex goodenoughiiAsch. & Graebn.
  • Carex goodenowiiJ.Gay
  • Carex intermediaMiégev.
  • Carex intricataTineo ex Guss.
  • Carex juncella(Fr.) Th.Fr.
  • Carex kolymaensisKük.
  • Carex maackiiMeinsh.
  • Carex malazenaSteud.
  • Carex melaenaWimm.
  • Carex melanolepisPhil.
  • Carex navasiiMerino
  • Carex obesaAll.
  • Carex orbicularis var. caucasicaÖ.Nilsson
  • Carex polyandraSchkuhr
  • Carex rigida var. goodenowii(J.Gay) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex rigida var. intricata(Tineo ex Guss.) Briq.
  • Carex rigida subsp. intricata(Tineo ex Guss.) Nyman
  • Carex rigida var. juncea(Fr.) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex rigida var. strictiformisL.H.Bailey
  • Carex rufaLam.
  • Carex × spiculosa var. hebridensisA.Benn.
  • Carex stoloniferaHoppe
  • Carex subcaespitosa(Kük.) Wiinst.
  • Carex transcaucasicaT.V.Egorova
  • Carex vulgarisFr.
  • Carex wiluicaMeinsh.
  • Carex zonataF.Nyl.
  • Vignantha vulgarisSchur
  • Vignea cerinaRchb.
  • Vignea cespitosa var. polygamaPeterm.
  • Vignea chlorocarpaSchur
  • Vignea compactaRchb.
  • Vignea crassinervisSchur
  • Vignea rigidaFuss
  • Vignea vulgarisFuss

Carex nigra is a perennial species of plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. Common names include: smooth black sedge, [3] black sedge and common sedge. [4]

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Description

Carex nigra is a tussock-forming, evergreen perennial sedge, reaching up to 70cm in height. Leaves are bluish-green in colour. [5] Flower spikes and seed heads are purplish-black, appearing in early to late summer. [4]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, north Africa, [6] and eastern North America. [7] The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and the Caucasus. [8] It favours marshes, wetlands and alkaline fens. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Lansdown, R.V. (2014). "Carex nigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T164003A42343536. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164003A42343536.en . Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ↑ NatureServe. "Carex nigra". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ↑ NRCS. "Carex nigra". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  4. 1 2 "Black sedge (Carex nigra) Native Marginal plants". Wetland Plants. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Carex nigra - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  6. ↑ Benítez‐Benítez, Carmen; Martín‐Bravo, Santiago; Bjorå, Charlotte S.; Gebauer, Sebastian; Hipp, Andrew L.; Hoffmann, Matthias H.; Luceño, Modesto; Pedersen, Tyril M.; Reznicek, Anton; Roalson, Eric; Volkova, Polina; Yano, Okihito; Spalink, Daniel; Jiménez‐Mejías, Pedro (July 2021). "Geographical vs. ecological diversification in Carex section Phacocystis (Cyperaceae): Patterns hidden behind a twisted taxonomy". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 59 (4): 642–667. doi: 10.1111/jse.12731 . ISSN   1674-4918. S2CID   234024542.
  7. ↑ Standley, L. A.; J. Cayouette; L. Bruederle (2002). "Carex nigra". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-11-18– via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  8. ↑ "Carex nigra (L.) Reichard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  9. ↑ "EUNIS -Factsheet for [Carex nigra] alkaline fens". eunis.eea.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
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