Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris
Hair Sedge, Hair Like Sedge
Also known as: Carex capillaris f. alpestris Norm. +13 more
- Carex capillaris f. alpestris Norm.
- Carex capillaris f. major Drejer
- Carex capillaris f. major Kük., 1909
- Carex capillaris f. minima Beck
- Carex capillaris f. saskatschewana (Boeckeler) L.H.Bailey
- Carex capillaris subsp. major (Drejer) Böcher
- Carex capillaris var. castanea Nyman
- Carex capillaris var. elongata Olney ex Fernald
- Carex capillaris var. major Drejer
- Carex capillaris var. paludosa F.Schmidt
- Carex capillaris var. tenuior Drejer
- Carex chlorostachys subsp. chlorostachys
- Carex saskatschewana Boeckeler
- Carex tiogana D.W.Taylor & J.D.Mastrog.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris (commonly known as Hair Sedge or Hair-Like Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. In its natural range, this subspecies typically occurs in temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Carex capillaris, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Morocco, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Poland, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Vermont
Base Species & Variations