Carex nigra is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, north Africa,[ 1] and eastern North America.[ 2] Common names include common sedge , black sedge or smooth black sedge .[ 3] The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia , Turkey and probably the Caucasus .
Carex nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Monocots
Clade :
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Carex
Subgenus:
Carex subg. Carex
Section:
Carex sect. Phacocystis
Species:
C. nigra
Binomial name
Carex nigra
Synonyms
List
Carex acuta var. angustifolia Čelak.
Carex acuta subsp. angustifolia Čelak.
Carex acuta f. badia Sanio
Carex acuta f. diluta Sanio
Carex acuta var. macrocarpa Čelak.
Carex acuta f. melanolepis Sanio
Carex acuta var. minor Sw.
Carex acuta subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
Carex acuta var. nigra L.
Carex acuta var. oxylepis Sanio
Carex acuta f. pseudosparganioides Čelak.
Carex acuta f. stygia Sanio
Carex acuta var. turfosa Sanio
Carex alboatra Willd. ex Kunth
Carex alpina Honck.
Carex angustifolia Sm.
Carex aquanigra B.Boivin
Carex chlorocarpa Wimm.
Carex cespitosa var. alpina Gaudin
Carex cespitosa var. curvata F.Fleisch.
Carex cespitosa f. fuliginosa A.Braun
Carex cespitosa var. goodenowii (J.Gay) Fiori & Paol.
Carex cespitosa var. polymorpha Laest.
Carex cespitosa var. recta F.Fleisch.
Carex cespitosa var. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Fiori & Paol.
Carex cespitosa subsp. wiluica (Meinsh.) Krylov
Carex compacta Krock. ex Hoppe
Carex eboracensis Nelmes
Carex echinata subsp. angustifolia Čelak.
Carex fumida Beilschm.
Carex fusca All.
Carex gibsonii Bab.
Carex goodenoughii Asch. & Graebn.
Carex goodenowii J.Gay
Carex intermedia Miégev.
Carex intricata Tineo ex Guss.
Carex juncella (Fr.) Th.Fr.
Carex kolymaensis Kük.
Carex maackii Meinsh.
Carex malazena Steud.
Carex melaena Wimm.
Carex melanolepis Phil.
Carex navasii Merino
Carex obesa All.
Carex orbicularis var. caucasica Ö.Nilsson
Carex polyandra Schkuhr
Carex rigida var. goodenowii (J.Gay) L.H.Bailey
Carex rigida var. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Briq.
Carex rigida subsp. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Nyman
Carex rigida var. juncea (Fr.) L.H.Bailey
Carex rigida var. strictiformis L.H.Bailey
Carex rufa Lam.
Carex × spiculosa var. hebridensis A.Benn.
Carex stolonifera Hoppe
Carex subcaespitosa (Kük.) Wiinst.
Carex transcaucasica T.V.Egorova
Carex vulgaris Fr.
Carex wiluica Meinsh.
Carex zonata F.Nyl.
Vignantha vulgaris Schur
Vignea cerina Rchb.
Vignea cespitosa var. polygama Peterm.
Vignea chlorocarpa Schur
Vignea compacta Rchb.
Vignea crassinervis Schur
Vignea rigida Fuss
Vignea vulgaris Fuss
^ Benítez‐Benítez, Carmen; Martín‐Bravo, Santiago; Bjorå, Charlotte S.; Gebauer, Sebastian; Hipp, Andrew L.; Hoffmann, Matthias H.; Luceño, Modesto; Pedersen, Tyril M.; Reznicek, Anton; Roalson, Eric; Volkova, Polina; Yano, Okihito; Spalink, Daniel; Jiménez‐Mejías, Pedro (July 2021). "Geographical vs. ecological diversification in Carex section Phacocystis (Cyperaceae): Patterns hidden behind a twisted taxonomy" . Journal of Systematics and Evolution . 59 (4): 642–667. doi :10.1111/jse.12731 . ISSN 1674-4918 . S2CID 234024542 .
^ Standley, L. A.; J. Cayouette; L. Bruederle (2002). "Carex nigra " . In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA) . Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-11-18 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden , St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria , Cambridge, MA.
^ NRCS . "Carex nigra " . PLANTS Database . United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-11-18 .