Kobresia laxa Nees

 
  • 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) : Elyna laxa (Nees) Kunth; Hemicarex laxa (Nees) Benth.; Kobresia afghanica Raymond; Kobresia hissarica (Pissjauk.) Soják; Kobresia laxa subsp. hissarica (Pissjauk.) Kukkonen; Kobresia pseudolaxa C.B.Clarke; Schoenoxiphium hissaricum Pissjauk.; Schoenoxiphium laxum (Nees) N.A.Ivanova
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex pseudolaxa (C.B.Clarke) O.Yano & S.R.Zhang
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist meadows, alpine meadows, rock creviceson and wet rocks; 2200 - 3700 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Surface of prophyll glabrous; branches equal in length throughout inflorescence, curving outward
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan 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: 254
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kobresia laxa. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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