Carex pyrenaica
Pyrenean Sedge
Also known as: Callistachys pyrenaica (Wahlenb.) Heuff. +6 more
- Callistachys pyrenaica (Wahlenb.) Heuff.
- Carex acutissima Degl. ex Loisel., 1807
- Carex denudata Lapeyr., 1818
- Carex pulicarioides Ramond ex Poir., 1813
- Carex pulicaroides Ramond ex DC.
- Heuffelia pyrenaica (Wahlenb.) Opiz
- Psyllophora pyrenaica (Wahlenb.) Schur
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex pyrenaica (commonly known as Pyrenean Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Carex is notably large, comprising more than 2300 species. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bulgaria, France, North Caucasus, Romania, Spain, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Yugoslavia
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)
Czechoslovakia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms