Carex leersii, the grassland sedge or many-leaved sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.[2][3] It is native to the Atlas Mountains in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Altai and the western Himalayas, and has been introduced to New Zealand.[1] It is a member of the Carex muricata group, and prefers to grow in sunny, relatively dry locations.[4]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Carex leersii |
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| Inflorescence |
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| In a field in Spain |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Cyperaceae |
| Genus: |
Carex |
| Species: |
C. leersii |
| Binomial name |
Carex leersii
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| Synonyms[1] |
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- Carex canescens Leers
- Carex chabertii F.W.Schultz
- Carex contigua subsp. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Degen
- Carex cuprina (Sándor ex Heuff.) Nendtv. ex A.Kern.
- Carex divulsa subsp. chabertii (F.W.Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex divulsa var. chabertii (F.W.Schultz) Nyman
- Carex divulsa var. intermedia Lange
- Carex divulsa subsp. leersii (F.W.Schultz) W.Koch
- Carex durieui (F.W.Schultz) F.W.Schultz
- Carex echinata var. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Kük.
- Carex leersiana Rauschert
- Carex leersiana (Rouy) Prain
- Carex leersii var. depauperata Hampe ex Vollm.
- Carex muricata var. chabertii (F.W.Schultz) Maire & Weiller
- Carex muricata subsp. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex muricata var. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Kneuck.
- Carex nemorosa var. cuprina Sándor ex Heuff.
- Carex pairae var. leersii (F.W.Schultz) Kük.
- Carex pairae subsp. leersii (F.W.Schultz) O.Schwarz
- Carex virens var. durieui F.W.Schultz
- Carex vulpina subsp. cuprina (Sándor ex Heuff.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Vignea cuprina (Sándor ex Heuff.) Soják
- Vignea divulsa subsp. leersiana Dostál
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