Carex flava Linnaeus

Carex flava Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex ×pieperiana Junge.

Carex ×subviridula (Kükenthal) Fernald.

Carex ×xanthocarpa Degland.

Vernacular names

• carex jaune Marie-Victorin, 1995
• laîche jaunâtre Lambinon et al., 1992
• laiche jaune Centre du réseau suisse de floristique, 2010

• yellow sedge Hurd, Shaw, Mastroguiseppe, Smithman, & Goodrich
• large yellow sedge UWSP
• yellow-green sedge Washington Native Plant Society, 2010

Synonyms

• Carex flava var. fertilis Peck FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex flava var. gaspensis Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex flava var. laxior (Kükenthal) Gleason FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex laxior (Kükenthal) Mackenzie FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Cyperaceae
Subfamily	Cyperoideae
Tribe	Cariceae
Genus	Carex
Section	Carex sect. Ceratocystis
Species	Carex flava

Habit

Herb