Carex stenophylla Wahlenb.

Taxonomy: Fam. Cyperaceae// Genus: Carex// Species: Carex stenophylla Wahlenb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater in Tutin et al. (1980) and Jovanović- Dunjić in Josifović (1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia, Mongolia, North-Central China and West Himalaya; Yemen according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Habitat: Dry and open habitats- dry grasslands, clearings of oak forests and sparse oak woods.

Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.

Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – stems and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – stems base. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – plant base with rhizome. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – plant base with rhizome. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – plant base with rhizome. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – rhizome. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex stenophylla – rhizome. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 22.04.2023. 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.

Carex stenophylla Wahlenb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302388-1 [Accessed 05.04.2023].

Rod Carex L. Jovanović- Dunjić, R. in Josifović, M. (1976). Flora SR Srbije VIII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 182-259.