Carex rostrata
Beak Sedge, Beaked Sedge
Other regional names: Bottle Sedge
- Bottle Sedge
Also known as: Carex ampullacea var. maxima Andersson +7 more
- Carex ampullacea var. maxima Andersson
- Carex inflata V.Krecz
- Carex obtusangula Retz.
- Carex rostrata f. rostrata
- Carex rostrata f. sparangiformis Murr
- Carex rostrata var. longipalea Neuman
- Carex rostrata var. maxima (Andersson) Neuman
- Trasus ampullaceus Gray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Carex rostrata (commonly known as Beak Sedge or Beaked Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
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