Carex nigra

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Carex nigra is a perennial species of plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. Common names include: smooth black sedge,[3] black sedge and common sedge.[4]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
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Carex nigra
Secure
Secure (NatureServe)[2]
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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
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Description

Carex nigra is a tussock-forming, evergreen perennial sedge, reaching up to 70cm in height. Leaves are bluish-green in colour.[5] Flower spikes and seed heads are purplish-black, appearing in early to late summer.[4]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, north Africa,[6] and eastern North America.[7] The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and the Caucasus.[8] It favours marshes, wetlands and alkaline fens.[9]

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