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Carex echinata subsp. echinata

Bristle Fruited Sedge, Large Fruited Star Sedge
Other regional names: Little Prickly Sedge +4 more
  • Little Prickly Sedge
  • Prickly Sedge
  • Spiny Star Sedge
  • Star Sedge
  • Stellate Sedge
Also known as: Carex angustior Mack. +18 more
  • Carex angustior Mack.
  • Carex angustior var. gracilenta R.T.Clausen & Wahl
  • Carex basilata Ohwi
  • Carex caflischii Brügger
  • Carex cephalantha (L.H.Bailey) E.P.Bicknell
  • Carex convexa Kit.
  • Carex echinata f. brevispicata Podp.
  • Carex echinata f. chlorocarpa Podp.
  • Carex echinata f. remotiuscula Podp.
  • Carex echinata f. subalpina Almq.
  • Carex echinata subsp. gasparrinii (Parl.) K.Richt.
  • Carex echinata subsp. grypos (Schkuhr) Arcang.
  • Carex echinata subsp. hydrophila (Dumort.) K.Richt.
  • Carex echinata var. angustata (J.Carey) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex echinata var. cephalantha L.H.Bailey
  • Carex echinata var. echinata
  • Carex echinata var. elata Maire ex Rouy
  • Carex echinata var. excelsior (L.H.Bailey) Fernald
  • Carex echinata var. grypos (Schkuhr) Nyman
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex echinata subsp. echinata (commonly known as Bristle-Fruited Sedge or Large-Fruited Star Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Carex echinata, 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, 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
Base Species & Variations

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