Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Xinjiang (China) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Moist places, edges of woods and forests.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Carex melanostachya – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – flowering and vegetative stems. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – flowering stem with male and female spikelets. The lowest bracts equals or exceeds the inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – flowering stem with male and female spikelets. The lowest bracts equals or exceeds the inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – flowering stem with male and female spikelets. The lowest bracts equals or exceeds the inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – developing male spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – male spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – male spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – male spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – adaxial side of bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – adaxial side of bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – lower part of stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Carex melanostachya – vegetative stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – stems and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – base of stems with basal sheaths. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – base of stem with basal sheath. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – fruiting stems. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – stem fruit fruiting female spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet with utricles. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet with utricles. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet with utricles. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet with utricles. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet with utricles. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – female spikelet with utricles. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – adaxial side of bract. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – abaxial side of bract. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – stems and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – basal sheaths. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex melanostachya – stem base and basal sheaths. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” locality, 20.05.2023. 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.
