Carex remota

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex remota
Subspecies: C. r. subsp. remota – C. r. subsp. stewartii
Name

Carex remota L., Fl. Angl.: 24 (1754).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Vignea remota (L.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler & H.G.L.Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2, 3: 1616 (1830).
Diemisa remota (L.) Raf., Good Book: 27 (1840).
Caricina remota (L.) St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 879 (1889).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia
Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex remota in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex remota. Published online. Accessed: Feb 01 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex remota in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex remota. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Feb 2020.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Winkel-Segge
suomi: Hajasara
русский: Осока раздвинутая
svenska: Skärmstarr

Carex remota, the remote sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, and western Asia.[2] It is a riparian forest specialist.[3] It is known as one of the most frequently hybridizing species of Carex, forming hybrids with C. appropinquata, C. arenaria, C. brizoides, C. canescens, C. divulsa, C. echinata, C. elongata, C. leporina,[a] C. otrubae, C. paniculata, and C. spicata.[5]
Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

Carex remota subsp. remota
Carex remota subsp. stewartii Kukkonen

Notes

C. leporina is often called by the synonym, a nom. illeg., Carex ovalis.[4]

References

Fl. Angl.: 24 (1754)
"Carex remota L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
Uria-Diez, J.; Gazol, A.; Ibanez, R. (2014). "Drivers of a riparian forest specialist (Carex remota, Cyperaceae): It is not only a matter of soil moisture". American Journal of Botany. 101 (8): 1286–1292. doi:10.3732/ajb.1300443. PMID 25143468.
Barbara Wilson; Carex Working Group (February 2008). "The Carex leporina/ovalis/leporina name problem". www.carexworkinggroup.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
Hendrichs, M.; Michalski, S.; Begerow, D.; Oberwinkler, F.; Hellwig, F. H. (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships in Carex, subgenus Vignea (Cyperaceae), based on ITS sequences". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 246 (1–2): 109–125. doi:10.1007/s00606-004-0127-1. S2CID 19528871.