Blysmus compressus var. brevifolius (C.B.Clarke) Karth.

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Basionym : Scirpus brevifolius Poir.
  • Synonym(s) : Blysmus brevifolius Decne.; Blysmus compressus subsp. brevifolius (C.B.Clarke) Kukkonen; Blysmus compressus var. sikkimensis (C.B.Clarke) Karth.; Scirpus caricis var. brevifolius C.B.Clarke; Scirpus caricis var. dissitus C.B.Clarke; Scirpus caricis var. sikkimensis C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Blysmus compressus var. brevifolius (C.B.Clarke) Karth.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wet meadows in the mountains, lake shores, along rivulets; 2300 - 3300 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Distally trigonous stem, with edges often scabrous, and much twisted basal part of perianth bristles
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Irkutsk, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : South Siberia to Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 249
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Blysmus compressus var. brevifolius. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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