Taxonomy: Fam. Cyperaceae// Genus: Carex// Species: Carex leporina L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater in Tutin et al. (1980) as Carex ovalis Good., Trans. Linn. Soc. London2: 148 (1794). According to The Euro+Med Plantbase (sorce: Jiménez-Mejías & Luceño, 2011+), this taxon is a synonym of Carex leporina L., Sp. Pl.: 973. 1753.
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Azores, Northwest Africa, Temperate Eurasia, West Canada to West USA according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Edges and clearings of oak and European beech forests.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN.
Carex leporina – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – flowering stems. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – flowering stems. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – inflorescence with spikes. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – inflorescence with spikes. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – inflorescence with spikes. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – inflorescence with spikes. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – inflorescence with spikes. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – stems with leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – stems with leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – ligule. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – ligule. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – leaf sheath. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – stem base with basal sheaths. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – roots. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – habit. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – flowering stems. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – inflorescence with spikes. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – inflorescence with spikes. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – spikes with utricles. Wing of utricle under magnification: a – body of utricle, b – wing. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – stem with leaves. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – stem with leaves. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Carex leporina – stem and leaf sheath. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – ligule. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – plant base and basal sheaths. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – basal sheaths. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – basal sheaths. Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – inflorescence. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex leporina – utricles. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Kormina (region north of Ponikva), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Carex L. Chater, A. O. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 290 – 323.
