Carex glareosa
Clustered Sedge, Gravel Sedge
Other regional names: Lesser Saltmarsh Sedge +1 more
- Lesser Saltmarsh Sedge
- Weak Clustered Sedge
Also known as: Carex bipartita var. glareosa (Schkuhr ex Wahlenb.) Polunin +3 more
- Carex bipartita var. glareosa (Schkuhr ex Wahlenb.) Polunin
- Carex lachenalii var. glareosa (Schkuhr ex Wahlenb.) Gelting
- Neskiza glareosa (Schkuhr ex Wahlenb.) Raf.
- Vignea glareosa (Schkuhr ex Wahlenb.) Rchb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex glareosa (commonly known as Clustered Sedge or Gravel Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate 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, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Baltic States, British Columbia, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Kamchatka, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Svalbard, Sweden, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms