Carex atrofusca Schkuhr (Cyperaceae) - Carice rosso-nera - Scorched Alpine Sedge

Carex atrofusca Schkuhr Beschr. Abbild. Riedgr. 106 (1801)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Carex atrofusca Schkuhr
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Carex atrofusca Schkuhr
Distribuzione in Europa

Carex atrofusca Schkuhr
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Liliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Commelinidae
Order / Ordine: Cyperales
Family / Famiglia: Cyperaceae

Genus / Genere: Carex

Species / Specie

Carex acuta L.

Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

Carex alba Scop.

Carex appropinquata Schum.

Carex aterrima Hoppe

Carex atrata L.

Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

Carex austroalpina Becherer

Carex baldensis L.

Carex bicolor All.

Carex bohemica Schreber

Carex brachystachys Schrank

Carex brizoides L.

Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poiret

Carex buekii Wimmer

Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.

Carex caryophyllea La Tourr.

Carex cespitosa L.

Carex contigua Hoppe

Carex cuprina (Heuff.) A.Kern.

Carex curvula All.

Carex davalliana Sm.

Carex demissa Hornem.

Carex depauperata Good.

Carex depressa Link

Carex diandra Schrank

Carex digitata L.

Carex dioica L.

Carex distachya Desf.

Carex distans L.

Carex disticha Hudson

Carex divisa Hudson

Carex divulsa Stokes

Carex echinata Murray

Carex elata All.

Carex elongata L.

Carex ericetorum Pollich

Carex extensa Good.

Carex ferruginea Scop.

Carex fimbriata Schkuhr

Carex firma Host

Carex flacca Schreber

Carex flava L.

Carex foetida All.

Carex frigida All.

Carex fritschii Waisb.

Carex fuliginosa Schkuhr

Carex fusca All.

Carex gracilis Curtis

Carex grioletii Roemer

Carex hallerana Asso

Carex halleriana Asso

Carex hartmanii Cajander

Carex heleonastes L. Fil.

Carex illegitima Cesati

Carex intricata Tineo

Carex irrigua (Wahlenb.) Sm.

Carex juncella Fries

Carex juncifolia All.

Carex kitaibeliana Degen

Carex lachenalii Schkuhr

Carex laevigata Sm.

Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.

Carex lepidocarpa Tausch

Carex leporina L.

Carex limosa L.

Carex liparocarpos Gaudin

Carex macrolepis DC.

Carex macrostachys Bertol.

Carex mairaei Cosson et Germ.

Carex mairii Coss. & Germ.

Carex maritima Gunnerus

Carex melanostachya Willd.

Carex michelii Host

Carex microcarpa Bertol.

Carex microglochin Wahlenb.

Carex montana L.

Carex mucronata All.

Carex nigra (L.) Reichard

Carex norvegica Retz.

Carex oederi Retz.

Carex oedipostyla Duv.-J.

Carex olbiensis Jordan

Carex ornithopoda Willd.

Carex ornithopodioides Hausm.

Carex otrubae Podp.

Carex pairaei F.Schultz

Carex pallescens L.

Carex panicea L.

Carex paniculata L.

Carex panormitana Guss.

Carex parviflora Host

Carex pauciflora Lightf.

Carex paupercula Michx.

Carex pediformis Meyer C.A.

Carex pendula Hudson

Carex pilosa Scop.

Carex pilulifera L.

Carex polyphylla Kar. et Kir.

Carex praecox Schreber

Carex pseudocyperus L.

Carex pulicaris L.

Carex punctata Gaudin

Carex remota L.

Carex repens Bellardi

Carex riparia Curtis

Carex rosae (Gilomen) Hess et Landolt

Carex rostrata Stokes

Carex rupestris All.

Carex sempervirens Vill.

Carex spicata Huds.

Carex stellulata Good.

Carex stenophylla Wahlenb.

Carex strigosa Hudson

Carex supina Wahlenb.

Carex sylvatica Hudson

Carex tendae (Dietrich) Pawl.

Carex tomentosa L.

Carex tumidicarpa Anderss.

Carex umbrosa Host

Carex vaginata Tausch

Carex vesicaria L.

Carex viridula Michx.

Carex vulpina L.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Carice rosso-nera

English name: Scorched Alpine Sedge
US name: Darkbrown Sedge

Forma biologica: G rhiz
Periodo di fioritura: VII-VIII
Tipo corologico: (Circum.) Art. Alp.
Altitudine (min/max): 1800/2400 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Carex ustulata Wahlenb.

Images / Immagini

Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 412.

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Carex atrofusca Schkuhr

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Cyperaceae:

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti