Carex pumila
Dwarf Sand Sedge, Dwarf Sedge
Other regional names: Strand Sedge
- Strand Sedge
Also known as: Anithista littorea (Labill.) Raf. +16 more
- Anithista littorea (Labill.) Raf.
- Carex forbesii C.B.Clarke
- Carex krullii Boeckeler
- Carex littorea Labill.
- Carex nutans subsp. platyrhyncha (Franch. & Sav.) Kük.
- Carex nutans subsp. pumila (Thunb.) Boeck.
- Carex nutans var. platyrhyncha (Franch. & Sav.) Kük.
- Carex nutans var. pumila (Thunb.) Boeckeler
- Carex platyrhyncha Franch. & Sav.
- Carex pumila subsp. forbesii (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Carex pumila subsp. littorea (Labill.) Kük.
- Carex pumila subsp. urvillei (Brongn.) Kük.
- Carex pumila var. forbesii (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Carex pumila var. pumila
- Carex pumila var. urvillei (Brongn.) Kük.
- Carex sepulta Phil.
- Carex urvillei Brongn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex pumila (commonly known as Dwarf sand sedge or Dwarf sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia and Australasia. 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, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, New Zealand, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Chatham Is., China North-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Primorye, Queensland, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tasmania, Victoria
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chile Central, North Carolina, Oregon