Carex lepidocarpa explained

Carex lepidocarpa, called the long-stalked yellow-sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to eastern Canada, Morocco, and most of Europe.^{[1] [2]} It is a member of the Carex flava species complex.^[3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[1]

• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. ferraria Jim.-Mejías & Martín-Bravo – Atlas Mountains of Morocco
• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. jemtlandica Palmgr. – north and northeast Europe
• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. lepidocarpa
• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Luceño – southeast Spain
• Carex lepidocarpa subsp. scotica E.W.Davies – Scotland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carex lepidocarpa Tausch . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 29 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Carex lepidocarpa Long-stalked Yellow-sedge . Llewellyn . Peter . 30 April 2010 . ukwildflowers.com . British Wild Plant . 29 January 2021 .
3. Cut from the same cloth: The convergent evolution of dwarf morphotypes of the Carex flava group (Cyperaceae) in Circum-Mediterranean mountains . 2017 . Jiménez-Mejías . Pedro . Benítez-Benítez . Carmen . Fernández-Mazuecos . Mario . Martín-Bravo . Santiago . PLOS ONE . 12 . 12 . e0189769 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0189769 . 29281689 . 5744957 . 2017PLoSO..1289769J . free .