Carex depauperata With.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inUncategorized

Taxonomy: Fam. Cyperaceae// Genus: Carex// Species: Carex depauperata With.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater (1980 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from West and South Europe to Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Shady places in woods and forests up to c. 900 m altitude. Recorded near village of Istibanja and “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica.

Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).

Locality: “Kochanski dol” below Sinkovica – near village of Shtalkovica.

Carex depauperata – habit. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – habit. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – habit. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – inflorescences with spikes and bracts. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – male spikes and bracts. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – female spikes and bracts. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – stems with leaves. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – stems with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – A and B: adaxial side of leaf; C and D: abaxial side of leaf; E: ligule. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – sheaths of lower leaves. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – plant base with basal leaves. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – basal sheaths. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 21.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Carex depauperata – habit. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 01.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – habit. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 01.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – female spikes with utricles. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 01.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – female spike with utricles. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 01.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – female spike with utricles. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica, 01.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images from “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica.

Carex depauperata – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – inflorescence. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – inflorescence. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – A: male spike; B, C and D: female spikes with utricles; E: utricle; F: nut; G: sheath. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near village of Shtalkovica. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Istibanja.

Carex depauperata – habit. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – flowering stems. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – inflorescence. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex sylvatica subsp. sylvatica – male spike, upper female spikes and bracts. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – lower female spikes and bracts. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – male spike. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – female spike with utricles. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – female spike with utricles. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – adaxial side and sheath of bract (left) and abaxial side of bract (right). Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – stems with bracts and leaves. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – stems with leaves. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – stems with leaves. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – adaxial side of leaf (left) and abaxial sideof leaf (right). Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – A, B and C: stem and leaf sheath; D: ligule. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – sheaths of lower cauline leaves. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – basal leaves. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – basal leaves. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – basal leaves of vegetative shoots. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – adaxial side of basal leaf (left) and abaxial side of basal leaf (right). Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Carex depauperata – basal sheaths. Village of Istibanja, 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images from village of istibanja.

Carex depauperata – A- width of basal leaf; B- male spikelet; C- female spikelet; D- utricles. Specimen from Osogovo – village of Istibanja. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski

References:

Carex depauperata Curtis ex Woodw. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299427-1 [Accessed 28.06.2025].

Carex depauperata. Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. 2011+: Cyperaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ffb05df3-8bd1-4786-8d12-340a2cf8d48b [Accessed 28.06.2025].

Chater, A. O. 1980. Carex L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (ed.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 290–323.