Carex davalliana
Carex davalliana | |
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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 | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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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]
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Kavak, S. (2014). "Carex davalliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19617595A19620891. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19617595A19620891.en. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Oldstyle id: 5ee0c72e97a64709fd338108a8585112". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ a b Tutin, T. G.; et al., eds. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5, Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (monocotyledones) (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-20108-7. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "7 extinct plants in the UK and rarest plants to save". www.woodlandtrust.org.uk.
- ^ "Carex davalliana | Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora". www.brc.ac.uk.