Carex maritima Gunnerus
Publ. & Syn.C.A. Mey. in Ledeb., Fl. Altaic. 4: 209 (1833). Holotype (LE): Siberia: the Altai, "in montibus ad fl. Tscharysch", leg. Ledebour 1472.
NotesTwo hybrids or hybrid species are proposed between Carex maritima and species of sect. Physoglochin. They both occur fairly independent of their proposed parents but sexual or efficient vegetative reproduction is not confirmed.
Chromosomes60. - Europe (N), Far East (N), Canada, Greenland. - Numerous reports.
GeographyCircumpolar-alpine: ICE NOR RUS SIB RFE ALA CAN GRL.
Distribution N = F     AN = f     B = R     AO = s     C = S     GW = s     D = F     Ic = f     E = F     CC = f     WI = r     YG = r     HL = f     FN = s     EP = s     CE = s     UN = s     YK = r     AW = s     GE = f     Kh = f     SF = s     CW = s     Tm = r     KP = s     [ key ]
Parent taxonCarex L.
PAF ID3309096
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)