Carex scirpoidea
Canada Single Spike Sedge, Canadian Single Spike Sedge
Other regional names: Downy Sedge +6 more
- Downy Sedge
- Northern Single Spike Sedge
- Northern Singlespike Sedge
- Rush Like Sedge
- Scirpus Like Sedge
- Scirpus Sedge
- Single Spike Sedge
Also known as: Carex scirpina Tuck. +1 more
- Carex scirpina Tuck.
- Carex scirpoidea var. typica B.Boivin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex scirpoidea (commonly known as Canada single-spike sedge or Canadian single-spike sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Carex genus, encompassing over 2300 species globally. 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, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Kamchatka, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Saskatchewan, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms