An upgraded key for identifying all native species, subspecies and varieties of the genus <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) in Europe and the Caucasus
Journal: Nordic Journal of Botany
Year: 2025

The last pan‐European key to Carex taxa was published in 1980 by Chater. Since that time several new species have been described, and numerous nomenclatural changes, including the recognition that the former genus Kobresia should be incorporated into Carex as C. subg. Euthyceras, have been made. This article provides a comprehensive key to identify all native European and Caucasian Carex taxa, plus two North American taxa, C. crawfordii and C. vulpinoidea , which are commonly regarded as being w