Carex remota

Carex remota, the remote sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, and western Asia.[2] It is a riparian forest specialist.[3] 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. otrubae, C. ovalis, C. paniculata, and C. spicata.[4]

Carex remota
Ripening seedhead
Tussocks at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. remota
Binomial name
Carex remota
Synonyms[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex remota subsp. remota
  • Carex remota subsp. stewartii Kukkonen
  • In its typical habitat

References
  1. Fl. Angl.: 24 (1754)
  2. "Carex remota L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. Uria-Diez, J.; Gazol, A.; Ibanez, R. (2014). "Drivers of a riparian forest specialist (Carex remota, Cyperaceae): It is not only a matter of soil moisture". American Journal of Botany. 101 (8): 1286–1292. doi:10.3732/ajb.1300443. PMID 25143468.
  4. Hendrichs, M.; Michalski, S.; Begerow, D.; Oberwinkler, F.; Hellwig, F. H. (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships in Carex, subgenus Vignea (Cyperaceae), based on ITS sequences". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 246 (1–2): 109–125. doi:10.1007/s00606-004-0127-1. S2CID 19528871.
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