Carex media
Alpine Sedge, Closed Head Sedge
Other regional names: Closedhead Sedge +1 more
- Closedhead Sedge
- Intermediate Sedge
Also known as: Carex alpina f. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Kük. +9 more
- Carex alpina f. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Kük.
- Carex alpina subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) K.Richt.
- Carex alpina var. inferalpina Wahlenb.
- Carex angarae Steud.
- Carex angarae subsp. brachylepis Kalela
- Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Besser
- Carex halleri var. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen
- Carex norvegica subsp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Hultén
- Carex norvegica var. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) B.Boivin
- Carex vahlii var. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Fernald
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex media (commonly known as Alpine Sedge or Closed-Head Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. 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, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, British Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Primorye, Québec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon