Carex saxatilis Linnaeus

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

Hybrid parent of

Carex saxatilis × Carex stylosa.

Carex ×neomiliaris Lepage.

Carex ×patuensis Lepage.

Carex ×quebecensis Lepage.

Carex ×stenolepis Lessing.

Carex ×physocarpoides Lepage.

Carex rostrata × Carex saxatilis.

Vernacular names

• carex saxatile Meades et al., 2000
• carex miliaire Marie-Victorin, 1995

• russet sedge Tande & Lipkin, 2003
• rock sedge Tande & Lipkin, 2003
• rocky ground sedge Harms, 2006

Synonyms

• Carex ambusta Boot FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex miliaris Michaux FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex miliaris var. major L.H. Bailey Ford & Ball, 1992
• Carex miliaris var. obtusa L.H. Bailey Ford & Ball, 1992
• Carex miliaris var. ungavensis Raymond Ford & Ball, 1992
• Carex physocarpa J. Presl & C. Presl FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex pulla Goodenough WCSP
• Carex rhomalea (Fernald) Mackenzie FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex rotundata var. elatior Lange Ford & Ball, 1992
• Carex saxatilis Linnaeus subsp. saxatilis TROPICOS
• Carex saxatilis Linnaeus var. saxatilis TROPICOS
• Carex saxatilis subsp. laxa (Trautvetter) Kalela WCSP
• Carex saxatilis var. laxa (Trautvetter) Ohwi WCSP
• Carex saxatilis var. miliaris (Michaux) L.H. Bailey Ford & Ball, 1992
• Carex saxatilis var. rhomalea Fernald Ford & Ball, 1992
• Carex vesicaria subsp. saxatilis (Linnaeus) Kükenthal Ford & Ball, 1992
• Carex vesicaria var. distenta Fries WCSP
• Carex vesicaria var. laurentiana Fernald WCSP
• Carex vesicaria var. physocarpa (J. Presl & C. Presl) Kükenthal Ford & Ball, 1992
• Vignea saxatilis (Linnaeus) Reichenbach TROPICOS

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. Vesicariae
Species	Carex saxatilis

Habit

Herb