3309076a Carex nigra var. nigra
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Frequent
Northern Fennoscandia: Scattered
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Western Greenland: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
2n=
80-83-84-85-88. - Europe, Russia, Canada (E), U.S.A.?, Greenland. - Numerous reports.
Not included: A report of 2n = 50-52 from the Caucasus (Sokolovskaya and Strelkova 1948b) may belong to another species.
Geography: Amphi-Atlantic - European - Asian (W): ICE NOR RUS GRL.
Notes: Carex nigra does not reach the Arctic in northeastern North America.