Carex lachenalii
Hare's Foot Sedge, Lachenal's Sedge
Other regional names: Two Tip Sedge +2 more
- Two Tip Sedge
- Twoparted Sedge
- Twotipped Sedge
Also known as: Carex approximata Hoppe ex Hoffm., 1804 +2 more
- Carex approximata Hoppe ex Hoffm., 1804
- Carex heleonastes var. lachenalii (Schkuhr) Fiori
- Vignea lachenalii (Schkuhr) 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 lachenalii (commonly known as Hare's-foot Sedge or Lachenal's sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Carex genus, encompassing over 2300 species globally. 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, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, British Columbia, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms