Carex bigelowii
Bigelow's Sedge, Gwanmo Sedge
Other regional names: Stiff Sedge
- Stiff Sedge
Also known as: Carex bigelowii f. bigelowii +5 more
- Carex bigelowii f. bigelowii
- Carex rigida f. aggregata Almq. ex Neuman
- Carex rigida f. juncelliformis Almq. ex Neuman
- Carex rigida var. bigelowii (Torr. ex Schwein.) Tuck.
- Carex saxatilis var. bigelowii (Torr. ex Schwein.) Torr.
- Carex saxatilis Wahlenb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex bigelowii (commonly known as Bigelow's Sedge or Gwanmo Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in 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)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Mongolia, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, East European Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Mongolia, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Saskatchewan, Svalbard, Sweden, Tibet, Turkey, Tuva, Vermont, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms