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Carex elata

Also known as: Carex caespitosa var. elata (All.) Fiori +6 more
  • Carex caespitosa var. elata (All.) Fiori
  • Carex cespitosa subsp. elata (All.) Fiori
  • Carex cespitosa var. elata (All.) Fiori
  • Carex hudsonii A.Benn. ex F.Hanb.
  • Carex moscowensis C.B.Clarke ex B.Fedtsch.
  • Carex stricta var. elatior Fr.
  • Carex subrotunda J.Serres, 1857
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Carex elata is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

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