Carex maculata
Maculate Sedge
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex maculata (commonly known as Maculate sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China South-Central, China Southeast, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand