Carex panicea

Life-forms

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 panicea
Name

Carex panicea L., Sp. Pl.: 977 (1753).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Trasus paniceus (L.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 63 (1821 publ. 1822).
Heterotypic
Trasus paniceus var. androgynus Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 63 (1821 publ. 1822).
Trasus paniceus var. distachyos Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 63 (1821 publ. 1822).
Trasus paniceus var. leersii Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 63 (1821 publ. 1822).
Carex panicea var. elatior Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 6: 118 (1830).
Carex panicea var. rhizogyna Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 6: 118 (1830).
Carex panicea f. tumidula Laest., Loca Parall.: 283 (1831).
Carex panicea f. microcarpa Sond. in W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 897 (1844).
Carex panicea f. refracta Peterm., Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 507 (1846).
Carex panicea var. sublivida Hartm. ex Andersson, Pl. Scand. 1: 33 (1849).
Carex pelia O.Lang, Linnaea 24: 575 (1851).
Carex efflata Laest. ex Trevir. in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 291 (1852).
Carex panicea f. pallida Blytt, Norges Fl. 1: 235 (1861).
Carex panicea f. nigra Kuntze, Taschen-Fl. Leipzig: 19 (1867).
Carex sublivida Norrl., Not. Sällsk. Fauna Fl. Fenn. Förh. 10: 51 (1871).
Carex panicea subsp. pelia (O.Lang) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 775 (1882).
Carex panicea f. gracilis Lange, Haandb. Danske Fl., ed. 4: 139 (1886).
Carex panicea f. robusta Warnst., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 38: 60 (1896).
Carex panicea f. latifolia Waisb., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 433 (1897).
Carex panicea f. melanocarpa Waisb., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 433 (1897).
Carex panicea var. praestabilis Waisb., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 433 (1897).
Carex panicea f. conferta N.H.Nilsson ex Neuman, Sver. Fl.: 701 (1901).
Carex panicea f. ferruginea Neuman, Sver. Fl.: 701 (1901).
Carex panicea f. humilis Meinsh., Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 390 (1901).
Carex panicea var. intermedia Meinsh., Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 390 (1901).
Carex panicea f. longipedunculata Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 142 (1902).
Carex panicea f. binata Lackow. ex Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 511 (1909).
Carex panicea var. gynobasica Merino, Fl. Galicia 3: 175 (1909).
Carex panicea lusus ramosa H.Lév. & L.C.Lamb., Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 21: 268 (1911).
Carex panicea subsp. dalmatica Degen & Lengyel, Fl. Veleb. 1: 587 (1936).

Homonyms

Carex panicea J.Carey, nom. illeg. = Carex meadii Dewey

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia
Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Froyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Labrador, Maine, Masachusettes, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Poland, Rhode I., Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Continental: Northern America
Greenland
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern africa
Morocco

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

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 977. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex panicea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex panicea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 30 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex panicea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 30. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex panicea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jan 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex panicea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
čeština: Ostřice prosová
Deutsch: Hirse-Segge
suomi: Hirssisara
hornjoserbsce: Jahłojta rězna
magyar: Muharsás
lietuvių: Viksva trainė
Nederlands: Blauwe zegge

Carex panicea, commonly known as carnation sedge, is a plant species in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is known as grass-like sedge and can be found in Northern and Western Europe, and also in north-eastern North America.[1][2] The plant produces fruits which are 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) long, are egg shaped and spiked. Both male and female species leaves are pale blue on both sides.[3]
References

"Carex panicea". Discover Life. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
"Carex panicea L. (grass-like sedge)". USDA. PLANTS Profile. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
"West Highland Flora". Plant Identification. Retrieved October 6, 2012.