Carex davalliana

Carex davalliana, or Davall's sedge, is a species of sedge found in inland wetlands across continental Europe.[3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[3]

Carex davalliana
Fruits of Carex davalliana photographed in Austria in 2008
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. davalliana
Binomial name
Carex davalliana
Sm.
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Carex curvula Willd. ex Kunth
  • Carex davalliana var. androgyna Döll
  • Carex davalliana f. sieberiana (Opiz) Bolzon
  • Carex davalliana subsp. sieberiana (Opiz) K.Richt.
  • Carex davalliana var. sieberiana (Opiz) Nyman
  • Carex davalliana var. squarrosa Wallr., not validly publ.
  • Carex davalliana var. surrecta Wallr.
  • Carex dioica var. davalliana (Sm.) Wahlenb.
  • Carex dioicotrigona St.-Lag.
  • Carex leucorhiza Dulac
  • Carex recurvirostra Haller f. ex Steud.
  • Carex reflexa Gaudin
  • Carex scabra Hoppe
  • Carex sieberiana Opiz
  • Carex villosa Franch. & Sav.
  • Caricinella scabra (Hoppe) St.-Lag.
  • Maukschia scabra (Hoppe) Heuff.
  • Psyllophora davalliana (Sm.) Schur
  • Psyllophora sieberiana (Opiz) Opiz
  • Vignea davalliana (Sm.) Rchb.

Distribution

The species became extinct across the British Isles in 1852 and has not reestablished since.[4] It was only ever identified at one site in the British Isles (a calcareous mire near Bath, Somerset). It became extinct when the land was drained for building houses.[5]

References
  1. Kavak, S. (2014). "Carex davalliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T19617595A19620891. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19617595A19620891.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Oldstyle id: 5ee0c72e97a64709fd338108a8585112". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  3. Tutin, T. G.; et al., eds. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5, Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (monocotyledones) (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521201087. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. "7 extinct plants in the UK and rarest plants to save". www.woodlandtrust.org.uk.
  5. "Carex davalliana | Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora". www.brc.ac.uk.
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