Carex supina
Lying Back Sedge, Spreading Arctic Sedge
Other regional names: Weak Arctic Sedge +1 more
- Weak Arctic Sedge
- Weak Sedge
Also known as: Carex nitida var. supina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) Fiori +2 more
- Carex nitida var. supina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) Fiori
- Carex obtusata var. supina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) Garcke
- Edritria supina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) 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 supina (commonly known as Lying-Back Sedge or Spreading Arctic Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. 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, North-Central U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Manchuria, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nepal, North Caucasus, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Romania, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
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