Carex vulpina
Botanical illustration
At the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. vulpina
Binomial name
Carex vulpina
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Carex brotherorum Christ
    • Carex compacta Lam.
    • Carex glomerata Gilib. ex Bubani
    • Carex mertensis Weihe ex Kunth
    • Carex reflexa D.Dietr. ex Kunth
    • Carex spicata Thuill.
    • Carex vulpina f. capitulata (Peterm.) Soó
    • Edritria vulpina (L.) Raf.
    • Vignea vulpina (L.) Rchb.

Carex vulpina, the true fox sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to Europe and western Asia.[2] It is difficult to distinguish it from its close relative Carex otrubae, false fox sedge.[3]

References

  1. Sp. Pl.: 973 (1753)
  2. 1 2 "Carex vulpina L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. Smith, Colin; Ashton, Paul A. (2006). "Distinction between the sedges Carex vulpina L. and C. otrubae Podp. and the potential for identification of hybrids". Watsonia. 26: 15–25. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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