Carex magellanica
Bog Sedge, Boreal Bog Sedge
Other regional names: Little Sedge +4 more
- Little Sedge
- Poor Bog Sedge
- Poor Sedge
- Stunted Sedge
- Tall Bog Sedge
Also known as: Carex atrata subsp. magellanica (Lam.) Wahlenb. +5 more
- Carex atrata subsp. magellanica (Lam.) Wahlenb.
- Carex atrata var. magellanica (Lam.) Wahlenb.
- Carex cernua J.F.Gmel.
- Carex limosa var. magellanica (Lam.) Fiori
- Carex magellanica subsp. planitiae (Asch. & Graebn.) W.Schultze-Motel
- Carex magellanica var. planitiae Asch. & Graebn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex magellanica (commonly known as Bog Sedge or Boreal Bog Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subantarctic Islands, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms