Carex livida
Lead Coloured Sedge, Livid Sedge
Other regional names: Pale Sedge
- Pale Sedge
Also known as: Carex confertospicata Boeckeler +14 more
- Carex confertospicata Boeckeler
- Carex fujimakii M.Kikuchi
- Carex fujitae Kudô
- Carex grayana Dewey
- Carex limosa subsp. livida Wahlenb.
- Carex limosa var. livida Wahlenb.
- Carex livida var. grayana (Dewey) Fernald
- Carex livida var. livida
- Carex livida var. radicalis Paine
- Carex livida var. radicaulis Paine
- Carex livida var. rufiniformis Fernald
- Carex livida var. typica Fernald
- Carex lividulla Nakai
- Carex panicea var. livida Wahlenb.
- Edritria livida (Wahlenb.) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
Find Reference Images
Google-powered external web search for Carex livida
Carex livida (commonly known as Lead-Coloured Sedge or Livid Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, California, Colombia, Colorado, Ecuador, Finland, Iceland, Indiana, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Panama, Peru, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon