Carex nigra (Linnaeus) Reichard

Carex nigra (Linnaeus) Reichard is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex lyngbyei × Carex nigra.

Carex nigra × Carex stylosa.

Carex ×groenlandica Lange.

Carex ×reducta S. Drejer.

Carex ×rollandii Lepage.

Carex ×spiculosa Fries.

Vernacular names

• carex noir Marie-Victorin, 1995
• laiche brune Centre du réseau suisse de floristique, 2010
• laîche noire Lambinon et al., 1992
• teigne Marie-Victorin, 1995

• smooth black sedge Klinkenberg, 2010+
• black sedge Canadian Forest Service, 2007

Synonyms

• Carex acuta auct. non Linnaeus ITIS, 2010
• Carex acuta var. nigra Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex goodenovii var. strictiformis (L.H. Bailey) Kükenthal TROPICOS
• Carex nigra (Linnaeus) Reichard var. nigra TROPICOS
• Carex nigra var. strictiformis (L.H. Bailey) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex rigida var. goodenovii L.H. Bailey WCSP
• Carex rigida var. strictiformis (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey TROPICOS
• Carex vulgaris Fries nom. illeg. WCSP
• Carex vulgaris var. strictiformis L.H. Bailey 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. Phacocystis
Species	Carex nigra

Habit

Herb