Carex duriuscula
Involute Leaved Sedge, Low Sedge
Other regional names: Narrow Leaved Sedge +5 more
- Narrow Leaved Sedge
- Needle Leaf Sedge
- Needle Leaved Sedge
- Needleleaf Sedge
- Spike Rush Sedge
- Spikerush Sedge
Also known as: Carex stenophylla var. duriuscula (C.A.Mey.) Trautv. +1 more
- Carex stenophylla var. duriuscula (C.A.Mey.) Trautv.
- Vignea duriuscula (C.A.Mey.) Soják
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex duriuscula (commonly known as Involute-Leaved Sedge or Low Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Carex is notably large, comprising more than 2300 species. 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 Europe, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, British Columbia, California, China North-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, East European Russia, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Korea, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Guinea, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Oregon, Primorye, Qinghai, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms