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Carex pallescens

Pale Sedge
Also known as: Carex chalcodeta V.I.Krecz. +18 more
  • Carex chalcodeta V.I.Krecz.
  • Carex microstoma Franch.
  • Carex pallescens f. alpestris Schur
  • Carex pallescens f. brevibracteata Neuman
  • Carex pallescens f. cylindrica Peterm.
  • Carex pallescens f. elatior Asch. & Graebn.
  • Carex pallescens f. glaberrima K.Koch
  • Carex pallescens f. pygmaea Lackow.
  • Carex pallescens var. alpestris Kohts
  • Carex pallescens var. chalcodeta (V.I.Krecz.) Ö.Nilsson
  • Carex pallescens var. leucantha (Schur) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Carex pallescens var. luxuriosa Kük.
  • Carex pallescens var. macrocarpa (Briq.) Rouy
  • Carex pallescens var. neogaea Fernald
  • Carex pallescens var. orophila Briq.
  • Carex pallescens var. pallescens
  • Carex pallescens var. subglabra Beck
  • Carex pallescens var. subsilvatica Kük.
  • Carex pallescens var. undulata (Kunze) Andersson
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex pallescens (commonly known as Pale Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Carex genus, encompassing over 2300 species globally.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Vermont, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia

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