Kobresia pygmaea (C.B.Clarke) 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 : Hemicarex pygmaea C.B.Clarke
  • Synonym(s) : Kobresia microstachya N.A.Ivanova; Kobresia pygmaea (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke; Kobresia pygmaea var. filiculmis Kük.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carex parvula O.Yano
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry and open grassy places, wet alpine meadows, turf in wet habitats, rocky slopes, on sand and gravel beside rivers; 3100 - 5600 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Dwarf, turf-forming plants; culms commonly under 5 cm; prophylls ca. 2.5 mm
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Inner Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to North and 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: 255
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kobresia pygmaea. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

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