Kobresia nepalensis (Nees) Kük.

 
  • Family : CYPERACEAE
    (Sedge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BARA-NAGAR-MOTHA FAMILY (बड़ा नागर मोथा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cyperaceae
  • Basionym : Uncinia nepalensis Nees
  • Synonym(s) : Carex esenbeckii Boott; Carex linearis var. elachista C.B.Clarke; Carex neesii S.R.Zhang; Hemicarex linearis Benth.; Kobresia nepalensis var. elachista (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex unciniiformis Boeckeler
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Scree slopes, dry grassy slopes, on rocks, alpine shrubby meadows, damp rocky cliffs; 3200 - 4600 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Prophylls utriculiform, open only in upper half; glumes orange-brown
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to South Central 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 nepalensis. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

India Distribution

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