Carex macrocephala
Big Headed Sedge, Large Head Sedge
Other regional names: Large Headed Sedge +1 more
- Large Headed Sedge
- Largehead Sedge
Also known as: Carex anthericoides J.Presl & C.Presl +6 more
- Carex anthericoides J.Presl & C.Presl
- Carex macrocephala f. bracteata (Holm) Kük.
- Carex macrocephala subsp. anthericoides (C.Presl) Hultén
- Carex macrocephala var. bracteata Holm
- Carex macrocephala var. macrocephala
- Carex menziesiana Sm. ex Boott
- Vignea macrocephala (Willd. ex Spreng.) Soják
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and North America, Carex macrocephala (commonly known as Big-Headed Sedge or Large-Head Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, British Columbia, Japan, Kamchatka, Kuril Is., Oregon, Primorye, Sakhalin, Washington