Carex rariflora var. rariflora
Looseflower Alpine Sedge
Also known as: Carex limosa var. pauciflora Vahl ex Schkuhr +6 more
- Carex limosa var. pauciflora Vahl ex Schkuhr
- Carex rariflora f. baeostachya Norman
- Carex rariflora f. brevipedunculata Meinsh.
- Carex rariflora f. erecta Polunin
- Carex rariflora f. expallida Norman
- Carex rariflora f. pallidior Blytt
- Carex rariflora f. rufescens Norman
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Carex rariflora var. rariflora (commonly known as Looseflower Alpine Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this variety is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Carex rariflora, 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, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, East European Russia, Finland, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Sweden, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
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