Carex atlantica

Carex atlantica
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. atlantica
Binomial name
Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey
Synonyms[2]
List Carex atlantica var. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Cronquist Carex atlantica var. incomperta (E.P.Bicknell) F.J.Herm. Carex delicatula E.P.Bicknell Carex echinata var. conferta (Chapm.) L.H.Bailey Carex howei Mack. Carex incomperta E.P.Bicknell Carex interior var. capillacea L.H.Bailey Carex mohriana Mack. Carex scirpoides var. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Fernald Carex stellulata f. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Kük. Carex stellulata var. conferta Chapm.

Carex atlantica, the prickly bog sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern North America, and eastern Hispaniola.[2][3] It is usually found growing in bogs or acidic seeps.[4]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

• Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica – Entire range, except Ontario, Québec, Vermont, and the Dominican Republic
• Carex atlantica subsp. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Reznicek – Entire range, except West Virginia

References

1. Lansdown, R.V. (2016). "Carex atlantica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64270175A67728699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64270175A67728699.en. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
2. "Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
4. Orzell, Steve L.; Bridges, Edwin L. (1989). "Noteworthy Carex L. (Cyperaceae: Section Stellulatae) Collections from Missouri". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 13 (3): 380–383. JSTOR 41967503.