Carex petricosa var. petricosa
Rock Sedge, Rock Dwelling Sedge
Other regional names: Stone Sedge
- Stone Sedge
Also known as: Carex distichiflora B.Boivin +9 more
- Carex distichiflora B.Boivin
- Carex franklinii Boott
- Carex franklinii var. nicholsonis B.Boivin
- Carex lepageana Raymond
- Carex macrogyna Turcz. ex Steud.
- Carex magnursina Raymond
- Carex petricosa var. distichiflora (B.Boivin) B.Boivin
- Carex petricosa var. edwardsii B.Boivin
- Carex petricosa var. franklinii (Boott) B.Boivin
- Carex ustulata var. macrogyna (Turcz. ex Steud.) Regel
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex petricosa var. petricosa (commonly known as Rock Sedge or Rock-Dwelling Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and North America, this variety is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Carex petricosa, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, Montana, Northwest Territories, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Base Species & Variations