Carex oxyandra
Hill Sedge
Also known as: Carex montana subsp. oxyandra Franch. & Sav. +2 more
- Carex montana subsp. oxyandra Franch. & Sav.
- Carex montana var. oxyandra Franch. & Sav.
- Carex oxyandra subsp. globosa Akiyama
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex oxyandra (commonly known as Hill sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Carex is notably large, comprising more than 2300 species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuril Is., Sakhalin, Taiwan
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms