Carex echinata
Star Sedge
Also known as: Carex echinata var. grypsos (Schkuhr) Nyman, 1882 +5 more
- Carex echinata var. grypsos (Schkuhr) Nyman, 1882
- Carex leersii var. angustata (J.Carey) Burnham
- Carex muricata Huds.
- Carex muricata Leers
- Carex stellulata f. oligantha Callmé
- Vignea echinata (Murray) Fourr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex echinata (commonly known as Star Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, the Pacific, and South 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)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Europe, New Zealand, North-Central Pacific, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kriti, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms