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Species of flowering plant

Carex punctata
Botanical illustration
Inflorescence
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. punctata
Binomial name
Carex punctata
Gaudin

Carex punctata, the dotted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Macaronesia, northwest Africa, southern, central, and northern Europe, and Turkey. Its chromosome number is 2n=68.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:

  • Carex punctata var. laevicaulis (Hochst. ex Seub.) Boott
  • Carex punctata var. punctata

References

  1. Agrost. Helv. 2: 152 (1811)
  2. ^ "Carex punctata Gaudin". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. "Carex punctata dotted sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. Escudero, M.; Valcarcel, V.; Vargas, P.; Luceno, M. (2008). "Evolution in Carex L. sect. Spirostachyae (Cyperaceae): A molecular and cytogenetic approach". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 7 (4): 271–291. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2006.08.006.
Taxon identifiers
Carex punctata


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