Carex aristata D.Don

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Carex aristata D.Don; Carex minutiflora Boeckeler
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex setigera var. setigera
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wet places at riversides, forests on mountain slopes, grasslands; 2700 - 4100 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Culms 25-35 cm tall; leaves longer or slightly shorter than culm; male spikes 2-4, congregated at top of culm, cylindric, 5-25 mm, remaining spikes bisexual, androgynous, oblong-cylindric or narrowly oblong, 2-3 cm; utricles 2.5-3 mm.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan)
  • 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=Carex aristata. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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