Taxon:  Carex media R. Br. ex Richardson



Summary
Genus:
Carex
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cariceae
Nomen number:
9084
Place of publication:
J. Franklin et al., Narr. journey Polar Sea 763.  1823 (J. Richardson, Bot. App. 35)
Verified:
09/26/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Carex alpina Lilj. var. inferalpina Wahlenb.
Carex norvegica Retz. subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Hultén

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Reference(s)
  1. Egorova, T. V. 1999. The sedges (Carex L.) of Russia and adjacent states. Note: in Russian
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  4. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Carex norvegica subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Hultén
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKarachay-Cherkessia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKhabarovsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovo 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTaymyr 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTuva 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYamal Nenets 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationArkhangelsk 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKomi 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMurmansk 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationNenets 
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation [Karachay-Cherkessia]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Tuva, Yakutia-Sakha, Krasnoyarsk, Taymyr, Chita, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Yamal Nenets]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Khabarovsk, Primorye, Amur, Magadan]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway, Sweden
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Komi, Arkhangelsk, Nenets, Murmansk]
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, Michigan]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Montana, Oregon, Washington]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9084. Accessed 9 May 2025.