Carex leporina L.

NZOR Identifier: 2e84ff4b-2a0c-4747-8d04-0f9079b621b2

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 6aa55264-c3dd-486f-acdc-b125a47f82fb)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Spermatophytina
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Poales
family
Cyperaceae
genus
Carex
species
Carex leporina L.

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Exotic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
L.
Rank
species
Published in
Linnaeus. C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Micro-reference (page)
973
Year
1753
Nomenclatural Comment
Lectotype: (selected by Egorova 1999) "Gr. Cyp. palustre majus spica divisa" in Morison, Pl. Hist. Univ., 3: 244, s. 8, t. 12, f. 29, 1699, leporina- from Latin lepus (hare). The inflorescence resembles a hare’s foot.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
6aa55264-c3dd-486f-acdc-b125a47f82fb
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Carex (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Carex leporina L. (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
f38a7c3e-698d-417f-9d1f-4be61f69a1a7
According to
Egorova, T.V. 1999: The sedges (Carex L.) of Russian and adjacent states (within the limits of the former URSS). St. Louis, MO, St. Petersburg Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy, St. Petersburg and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St.. 772 p.

No subordinate taxa

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Oval sedge
Name Id
b03039f3-20c3-4d31-bb1e-64e9473fc392
According To
Ford, K.A. 2026: Carex subgenus Vignea. In: Smissen, R. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Seed Plants. Fascicle 10. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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