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Carex laevigata

Smooth Stalked Sedge
Also known as: Carex andalusica (H.Lindb.) A.W.Hill +14 more
  • Carex andalusica (H.Lindb.) A.W.Hill
  • Carex biligularis DC.
  • Carex flacciformis Hoffmanns. ex Kunth
  • Carex helodes f. biligularis (DC.) Kük.
  • Carex helodes subsp. andalusica H.Lindb.
  • Carex helodes var. maurusia Font Quer & Maire
  • Carex laevigata f. biligularis (DC.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Carex laevigata var. biligularis (DC.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Carex laevigata var. biligularis (DC.) Nyman
  • Carex laevigata var. maurusia (Font Quer & Maire) C.Vicioso
  • Carex laevigata var. welwitschii (Boiss. ex Steud.) Boott
  • Carex pendula subsp. welwitschii (Boiss. ex Steud.) K.Richt.
  • Carex schraderi Schkuhr, 1806
  • Carex schraderi Willd.
  • Carex welwitschii Boiss. ex Steud.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex laevigata (commonly known as Smooth-Stalked Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Africa and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Carex, which contains over 2300 distinct species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belgium, Corse, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain

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