| Carex leptalea Wahlenb. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Wahlenb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 140 (1803). Lectotype (UPS THUNB-21875): Finland or Norway: "in lateribus radicibusque irrigius montium per Lapponiam Enontekensem et Nordlandiam Norwegicam septentrionalem", leg. G. Wahlenberg (Moberg and Nilsson 1991: 289). |
| Notes | There is also a Pacific subsp. pacifica Calder & R.L. Taylor, counted with 2n = ca. 50 and 52. |
| Chromosomes | 52. - Canada, U.S.A. - At least four reports. |
| Geography | North American: ALA CAN. |
| Distribution | N = F AN = r E = R CC = r HL = r [ key ] |
| Parent taxon | Carex L. |
| PAF ID | 3309130 |