Carex melanantha
Also known as: Carex macrantha Boeckeler +7 more
- Carex macrantha Boeckeler
- Carex melanantha f. gracilescens Kük.
- Carex melanantha f. pallida Litv.
- Carex melanantha var. genuina Turcz.
- Carex nigra var. melanantha (C.A.Mey.) Regel
- Carex nigra var. orientalis Regel
- Carex prattii Franch.
- Carex regelii C.B.Clarke ex O.Fedtsch.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex melanantha is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Carex is notably large, comprising more than 2300 species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Altay, East Himalaya, Iran, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang