Carex podocarpa
Alpine Sedge, Graceful Mountain Sedge
Other regional names: Short Stalked Sedge +1 more
- Short Stalked Sedge
- Shortstalk Sedge
Also known as: Carex behringensis var. pallidior Popov +9 more
- Carex behringensis var. pallidior Popov
- Carex excurrens Cham. ex Steud.
- Carex montanensis L.H.Bailey
- Carex musartiana Kük. ex V.I.Krecz.
- Carex pauxilla V.I.Krecz.
- Carex podocarpa f. pallidior Lepage
- Carex podocarpa f. podocarpa
- Carex podocarpa var. podocarpa
- Carex trichostachya Fisch. ex Boott
- Carex venustula Holm
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex podocarpa (commonly known as Alpine Sedge or Graceful Mountain Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Middle Asia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Idaho, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Kuril Is., Magadan, Montana, Northwest Territories, Oregon, Primorye, Yakutskiya, Yukon