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Carex nigra
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
List
  • Carex acuta var. angustifolia Čelak.
  • Carex acuta subsp. angustifolia Čelak.
  • Carex acuta f. badia Sanio
  • Carex acuta f. diluta Sanio
  • Carex acuta var. macrocarpa Čelak.
  • Carex acuta f. melanolepis Sanio
  • Carex acuta var. minor Sw.
  • Carex acuta subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
  • Carex acuta var. nigra L.
  • Carex acuta var. oxylepis Sanio
  • Carex acuta f. pseudosparganioides Čelak.
  • Carex acuta f. stygia Sanio
  • Carex acuta var. turfosa Sanio
  • Carex alboatra Willd. ex Kunth
  • Carex alpina Honck.
  • Carex angustifolia Sm.
  • Carex aquanigra B.Boivin
  • Carex chlorocarpa Wimm.
  • Carex cespitosa var. alpina Gaudin
  • Carex cespitosa var. curvata F.Fleisch.
  • Carex cespitosa f. fuliginosa A.Braun
  • Carex cespitosa var. goodenowii (J.Gay) Fiori & Paol.
  • Carex cespitosa var. polymorpha Laest.
  • Carex cespitosa var. recta F.Fleisch.
  • Carex cespitosa var. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Fiori & Paol.
  • Carex cespitosa subsp. wiluica (Meinsh.) Krylov
  • Carex compacta Krock. ex Hoppe
  • Carex eboracensis Nelmes
  • Carex echinata subsp. angustifolia Čelak.
  • Carex fumida Beilschm.
  • Carex fusca All.
  • Carex gibsonii Bab.
  • Carex goodenoughii Asch. & Graebn.
  • Carex goodenowii J.Gay
  • Carex intermedia Miégev.
  • Carex intricata Tineo ex Guss.
  • Carex juncella (Fr.) Th.Fr.
  • Carex kolymaensis Kük.
  • Carex maackii Meinsh.
  • Carex malazena Steud.
  • Carex melaena Wimm.
  • Carex melanolepis Phil.
  • Carex navasii Merino
  • Carex obesa All.
  • Carex orbicularis var. caucasica Ö.Nilsson
  • Carex polyandra Schkuhr
  • 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. strictiformis L.H.Bailey
  • Carex rufa Lam.
  • Carex × spiculosa var. hebridensis A.Benn.
  • Carex stolonifera Hoppe
  • Carex subcaespitosa (Kük.) Wiinst.
  • Carex transcaucasica T.V.Egorova
  • Carex vulgaris Fr.
  • Carex wiluica Meinsh.
  • Carex zonata F.Nyl.
  • Vignantha vulgaris Schur
  • Vignea cerina Rchb.
  • Vignea cespitosa var. polygama Peterm.
  • Vignea chlorocarpa Schur
  • Vignea compacta Rchb.
  • Vignea crassinervis Schur
  • Vignea rigida Fuss
  • Vignea vulgaris Fuss

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

Description

Carex nigra is a tussock-forming, evergreen perennial sedge, reaching up to 70cm in height. Leaves are grey-green in colour, with yellow margins. Flower spikes and seed heads are purplish-black, appearing in early to late summer.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, north Africa, and eastern North America.The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and probably the Caucasus.

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. ^ "Black sedge (Carex nigra) Native Marginal plants". Wetland Plants. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Carex nigra
Carex juncella
Carex acuta var. nigra


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