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Carex nigra

Black Sedge

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Common name

Black Sedge, Whorled clary, Whorled Sage

Scientific name

Carex nigra (L.) Reichard

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected by the law in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Carex nigra is a perennial herb. Stems 10-60 cm high. Stigmas 2. Sheaths without fibrillae. Flowering June-August¹.

Habitat

Swampy meadows and peatlands².

Dstribution in Bulgaria

In the mountains Stara Planina, Vitosha, Osogovo, Belasitsa, Slavyanka, Pirin, Rila; from 1500 to 2800 m altitude³.

General dstribution

Map of general distribution⁴ (green - native distribution):

References

1 Делипавлов, Д., И. Чешмеджиев, М. Попова, Д. Терзийски, И. Ковачев. 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

2 Делипавлов, Д., И. Чешмеджиев, М. Попова, Д. Терзийски, И. Ковачев. 2003. Пос. източник.

3 Делипавлов, Д., И. Чешмеджиев, М. Попова, Д. Терзийски, И. Ковачев. 2003. Пос. източник.

4 Carex nigra L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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