Carex laxa
Loosely Spike Sedge, Slack Sedge
Other regional names: Weak Sedge
- Weak Sedge
Also known as: Carex laxa f. approximata Holmb. +3 more
- Carex laxa f. approximata Holmb.
- Carex laxa f. refracta Holmb.
- Carex macrochlamys Franch.
- Olamblis laxa (Wahlenb.) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex laxa (commonly known as Loosely-spike sedge or Slack 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. 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)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Altay, Finland, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, North European Russia, Norway, Primorye, Sweden, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon