Carex canescens L.

 
  • 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) : Caricina canescens (L.) St.-Lag.; Vignea canescens (L.) Rchb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex canescens L.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Swamps, wet places along streamsides; 900 - 1100 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Common in damp forests and wetlands
  • Key identification features : Culms 15–60 cm; inflorescences 3–5(–7) cm, all but proximal spikes approximate or slightly remote
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Argentina, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Chile, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, European Russia, Fa
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Temperate world
  • 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 canescens. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

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