Carex austroalpina Bech.

Laîche des Alpes méridionales (fr), Laîche austro-alpine (fr), Laîche tenace (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

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Images

Leaf

Carex austroalpina leaf picture by Vincent Riou (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex austroalpina world distribution map, present in Switzerland, Spain, France, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298732-1
WFO ID wfo-0000344765
COL ID R87Y
BDTFX ID 13477
INPN ID 88365
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex austroalpina Carex tenax Carex ferruginea subsp. austroalpina Carex ferruginea subsp. tenax Carex ferruginea var. tenax Carex sempervirens var. tenax Carex tenax var. leucensis