Carex vaginata
Sheathed Sedge
Also known as: Carex panicea subsp. vaginata (Tausch) Rouy +2 more
- Carex panicea subsp. vaginata (Tausch) Rouy
- Carex petersii C.A.Mey. ex J.A.Schmidt
- Carex vaginata f. distracta Norm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex vaginata (commonly known as Sheathed Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Originating in 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)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, 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 Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon
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