Carex brizoides
Alpine Grass
Also known as: Carex brizoides f. brunnescens (Kük.) Kük. +15 more
- Carex brizoides f. brunnescens (Kük.) Kük.
- Carex brizoides f. remota (Peterm.) Kük.
- Carex brizoides f. subheterostachya Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex brizoides var. brunnescens Kük.
- Carex brizoides var. genuina Čelak.
- Carex brizoides var. nemoralis Wimm.
- Carex brizoides var. remota Peterm.
- Carex carniolica Wulfen
- Carex gilva Casseb. & Theob.
- Carex psammophila Schur
- Caricina brizoidea (L.) St.-Lag.
- Caricina brizoides (L.) St.-Lag., 1889
- Vignea brizoides (L.) Rchb.
- Vignea psammophila Schur
- Vignea pseudobrizoides Schur
- Vignea pseudoschreberi Schur
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex brizoides (commonly known as Alpine-Grass) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia and Europe. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Central European Russia, Sweden