Carex remota explained

Carex remota, the remote sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, and western Asia.^[1] It is a riparian forest specialist.^[2] 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, C.otrubae, C.paniculata, and C.spicata.^[3]

Description

Remote sedge forms grass-like clumps up to 75 cm tall by 30 cm in diameter. The stems are green, trigonous (i.e. triangular in section) and faintly serrated above the top leaf (which is, technically, the peduncle). The leaves are 30–60 cm long, v-shaped and upright, turning flat and drooping towards the tips, bright green and finely serrated. The inflorescence consists of 4–10 sessile spikes which corkscrew up the stem, typically about 5 mm long and very pale green.^[4]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[1]

• Carex remota subsp. remota
• Carex remota subsp. stewartii Kukkonen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carex remota L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 16 December 2020 .
2. Drivers of a riparian forest specialist (Carex remota, Cyperaceae): It is not only a matter of soil moisture . 2014 . Uria-Diez . J. . Gazol . A. . Ibanez . R. . American Journal of Botany . 101 . 8 . 1286–1292 . 10.3732/ajb.1300443 . 25143468 . free .
3. Phylogenetic relationships in Carex, subgenus Vignea (Cyperaceae), based on ITS sequences . 2004 . Hendrichs . M. . Michalski . S. . Begerow . D. . Oberwinkler . F. . Hellwig . F. H. . Plant Systematics and Evolution . 246 . 1–2 . 109–125 . 10.1007/s00606-004-0127-1 . 19528871 .
4. Book: Jermy . A.C. . Simpson . D.A . Foley . M.J.Y. . Porter . M.S . Sedges of the British Isles . 2007 . Botanical Society of the British Isles . London . 978-0-901158-35-2.