Carex rupestris
Curly Sedge, Rock Sedge
Also known as: Carex rupestris var. rupestris +2 more
- Carex rupestris var. rupestris
- Caricinella rupestris (All.) St.-Lag.
- Edritria rupestris (All.) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex rupestris (commonly known as Curly sedge or Rock Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. 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, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Belarus, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Utah, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
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