Carex norvegica Retz.

Species description (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

5-30 cm hoch. Stängel 3 kantig, gerade. Blätter 1-2 mm breit, flach, steif, meist ca. halb so lang wie der Stängel. Blütenstand kopfig, 1-1,5 cm lang, meist mit 3 eiförmigen, 0,5-1 cm langen, sitzenden Ähren, alle weiblich, nur die endständige am Grund männlich. Unterstes Hochblatt kürzer bis wenig länger als der Blütenstand. Deckspelzen schwarzbraun, kürzer als die Fruchtschläuche. Diese grünlich- bis bräunlich-gelb, plötzlich in den kurzen, dunklen Schnabel verschmälert, 2-2,5 mm lang.

Flowering period (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

7-8

Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

Flachmoore, Tümpelränder / subalpin-alpin / GR (Engadin)

World distribution (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

Arktisch-alpin

Ecological indicator (© Landolt & al. 2010)

4⁺w⁺31-41⁺2.h.2n=54,56

Status

IUCN status

 Vulnerable

National Priority

 3 - medium national priority

International responsibility

 2 - medium

Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland

GR (Engadin)

World distribution

Arktisch-alpin

Life form

Habitats

Ecological indicator values by © Landolt & al. (2010)

Soil factors		Climatic factors		Salinity tolerance
Humidity Value H	4+w+	Light Value L	4	Salinity Index	--
Reaction Value R	3	Temperature factor T	1+
Nutriments value N	1	Continentality K	2

• Ecological values legend
  

  Humidity Value H
  1	very dry
  1+	dry
  2	moderatly dry
  2+	moist
  3	medium wet
  3+	wet
  4	very wet
  4+	soggy
  5	submerged or underwater
  f	plants living in running water
  u	mostly submerged plants
  v	partly submerged, partly floating plants
  w	humidity moderately variable (± scale of 1-2)
  w+	highly variable humidity (scale exceeding ± 2)

  Reaction Value R
  1	Very acid (pH 2.5-5.5)
  2	acid (pH 3.5-6.5)
  3	lightly acid to neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)
  4	neutral to basic (pH 5.5-8.5)
  5	basic (pH 6-5 -> 8.5

  Nutriments value N
  1	very low in nutrients
  2	low in nutriments
  3	medium-poor to medium-rich in nutrients
  4	rich in nutriments
  5	very rich in nutriments

  Salinity tolerance
  1	halotolerant
  3	halophyle

  Light Value L
  1	very shady
  2	shady
  3	lighted areas
  4	luminous
  5	highly luminous

  Temperature factor T
  1	alpine to nival stages (from the treeline to the snowline)
  1+	suprasubalpine and upper subalpine levels (pine and larch forests)
  2	subalpine level (coniferous forests without beeches up to the upper limit of spruces)
  2+	lower subalpine and upper mountain stages
  3	mountain level (beech and silver fir forests, in the central Alps Scots pine forests)
  3+	lower mountain and upper hill levels
  4	hill level (mixed deciduous oak forests)
  4+	hot places, hill level
  5	very hot places, hill level (only in the hottest places, typical of southern Europe)

  Continentality K
  1	Atlantic (high air humidity, very low temperature variations, mild winters)
  2	Sub-Atlantic (high air humidity, low temperature variations, relatively mild winters)
  3	sub-Atlantic to subcontinental (average air humidity, moderately variable temperature, slightly low winter temperatures)
  4	subcontinental (low air humidity, large temperature variations, rather cold winters)
  5	continental (very low air humidity, very large temperature variations, cold winters)

Water dependency

Rivers	1 - Secondary habitat
Calm water	1 - Secondary habitat
Ground water	1 - Secondary habitat

Match with other reference books

Relation	Nom	Book	No
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	Checklist 2017	90900
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	Flora Helvetica 2001	2548
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	Flora Helvetica 2012	2724
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	Flora Helvetica 2018	2724
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	Index synonymique 1996	90900
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	Landolt 1977	496
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	Landolt 1991	433
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	SISF/ISFS 2	90900
=	Carex norvegica Retz.	Welten & Sutter 1982	2506