Kobresia capillifolia (Decne.) C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Basionym : Elyna capillifolia Decne.
  • Synonym(s) : Elyna spicata Boiss.; Kobresia brunnescens Boeckeler; Kobresia capilliformis N.A.Ivanova; Kobresia elata Boeckeler; Kobresia macrolepis Meinsh.; Kobresia ovczinnikovii T.V.Egorova; Kobresia thomsonii Maxim. ex N.A.Ivanova; Kobresia yushuensis Y.C.Yang
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex capillifolia (Decne.) S.R.Zhang
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry and open grassy and rocky slopes, slopes in Juniperus scrub, disturbed slopes in Picea forests, grassy areas within Abies forests; 2000 - 4800 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Sheaths usually dark chocolate brown, sometimes shiny; glumes wide, blunt, with broad hyaline margin
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Altay, China, East Himalaya, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Caucasus, South Siberia to Afghanistan and North China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 254
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kobresia capillifolia. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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