Carex cruciata
Also known as: Carex bengalensis f. glauca Boeckeler ex Kuntze +10 more
- Carex bengalensis f. glauca Boeckeler ex Kuntze
- Carex bengalensis var. nagporensis (C.B.Clarke) M.R.Almeida
- Carex cruciata Nees
- Carex cruciata subsp. rubrobrunnea (Ohwi) T.Koyama
- Carex cruciata var. argocarpus C.B.Clarke
- Carex cruciata var. nagporensis C.B.Clarke
- Carex cruciata var. rubrobrunnea Ohwi
- Carex galactolepis Nelmes
- Carex hakkuensis Hayata
- Carex spongocrepis Nelmes
- Carex valida Nees
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex cruciata is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It is part of the broad Carex genus, encompassing over 2300 species globally.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam