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 Edit this 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
(L.) Reichard
Synonyms
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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Carex nigra​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-11-18.