Carex atrata
Black Alpine Sedge, Black Alpine Sedge
Other regional names: Black Spike Sedge +1 more
- Black Spike Sedge
- Blackened Sedge
Also known as: Carex atrata subsp. typica Beck +8 more
- Carex atrata subsp. typica Beck
- Carex atrata subsp. varia Gaudin
- Carex atrata var. atrata
- Carex atrata var. subglacilenta Kük.
- Carex atrata var. typica Beck
- Carex atrata var. varia Gaudin
- Carex castanea Miel., 1849
- Loxanisa atrata (L.) Raf.
- Trasus atratus (L.) Gray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex atrata (commonly known as Black Alpine Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, China South-Central, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nepal, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Norway, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms