Carex saxatilis
Rock Sedge, Russet Sedge
Also known as: Carex ambusta Boott +13 more
- Carex ambusta Boott
- Carex compacta R.Br. ex Dewey
- Carex ensifolia Turcz. ex Ledeb.
- Carex incerta Steud.
- Carex jungenda Steud.
- Carex miliaris f. major (Olney) Kük.
- Carex miliaris var. major (Olney) L.H.Bailey
- Carex ochroleuca Cham. ex Steud.
- Carex procerula V.I.Krecz.
- Carex pulla f. debilis Porsild
- Carex pulla var. laxa Trautv.
- Carex pulla var. vesicarioides Kurtz
- Carex saxatilis subsp. laxa (Trautv.) Kalela
- Carex saxatilis var. compacta Wimm. & Grab.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Carex saxatilis (commonly known as Rock Sedge or Russet Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
East European Russia, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Kamchatka, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Mongolia, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Svalbard, Sweden, West Siberia, Yakutskiya