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Carex alascana

Bog Sedge, Northern Bog Sedge
Other regional names: Ridged Sedge +1 more
  • Ridged Sedge
  • Yellow Bog Sedge
Also known as: Carex cobresiiformis A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov +1 more
  • Carex cobresiiformis A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov
  • Carex gynocrates var. substaminata Peck
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex alascana (commonly known as Bog Sedge or Northern Bog Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Carex genus, encompassing over 2300 species globally.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Japan, Kamchatka, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon

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