Carex divulsa

Carex divulsa
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. divulsa
Binomial name
Carex divulsa
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Carex canescens Huds.
    • Carex divulsa f. angustifolia (Podp.) Soó
    • Carex muricata proles lumnitzeri Rouy
    • Carex muricata var. virens (Lam.) Rchb.
    • Carex nemorosa Lumn.
    • Carex persica Nelmes
    • Carex subramosa Willd. ex Kunth
    • Carex virens Lam.
    • Carex virens var. divulsa (Stokes) F.W.Schultz
    • Caricina divulsa (Stokes) St.-Lag.
    • Vignea divulsa (Stokes) Rchb.
    • Vignea guestphalica Rchb.
    • Vignea persica (Nelmes) Soják
    • Vignea virens (Lam.) Rchb.

Carex divulsa, the grey sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Macaronesia, Europe, northwest Africa, the Caucasus region, and the Middle East as far east as Turkmenistan.[2][3] It has been introduced to northeast Argentina, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania in the United States, Ontario in Canada, the North Island of New Zealand, and Tasmania and Victoria in Australia.[2] It is the namesake of the Carex divulsa aggregate.[4]

  • Inflorescences
    Inflorescences
  • Seedhead
    Seedhead
  • Habit
    Habit
  • In New Zealand
    In New Zealand
  1. ^ W.Withering, Bot. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 1035 (1787)
  2. ^ a b c "Carex divulsa Stokes". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Carex divulsa grey sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ Molina, ANA; Acedo, Carmen; Llamas, Félix (2008). "Taxonomy and new taxa of the Carex divulsa aggregate in Eurasia (Section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 156 (3): 385–409. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00760.x.