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Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua

Bog Sedge, Boreal Bog Sedge
Other regional names: Poor Bog Sedge +4 more
  • Poor Bog Sedge
  • Poor Sedge
  • Quaking Bog Sedge
  • Stunted Sedge
  • Tall Bog Sedge
Also known as: Carex gentiliana H.Lév. +18 more
  • Carex gentiliana H.Lév.
  • Carex irrigua (Wahlenb.) Sm. ex Hoppe
  • Carex limosa subsp. irrigua Wahlenb.
  • Carex limosa subsp. planifolia (Kohts) K.Richt.
  • Carex limosa subsp. subalpina Brügger
  • Carex limosa var. irrigata Wahlenb.
  • Carex limosa var. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hartm.
  • Carex limosa var. irrigua Wahlenb.
  • Carex magellanica f. stygigena Holmb.
  • Carex magellanica f. virescens Holmb.
  • Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hultén
  • Carex magellanica subsp. planitiei (Asch. & Graebn.) J.Schultze-Motel
  • Carex magellanica subsp. planitiei (Asch. & Graebn.) W.Schultze-Motel
  • Carex magellanica var. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  • Carex magellanica var. planitiei Asch. & Graebn.
  • Carex majae A.P.Khokhr.
  • Carex paupercula Michx.
  • Carex paupercula subsp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Carex paupercula var. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Fernald
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua (commonly known as Bog Sedge or Boreal Bog Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Carex magellanica, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN 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, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, 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
Base Species & Variations

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