Carex frigida All.

Laîche des lieux froids (fr), Laîche des régions froides (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

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Images

Habit

Carex frigida habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Carex frigida habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex frigida flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Carex frigida flower picture by hieracium eriophorum (cc-by-sa)
Carex frigida flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex frigida world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299828-1
WFO ID wfo-0000346823
COL ID R9BQ
BDTFX ID 13794
INPN ID 88519
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex frigida f. pyrenaica Carex geniculata Carex comari Carex pseudofrigida Carex spadicea Carex sphaerica Carex variegata Carex helvetica Carex davalliana subsp. cyrnea Carex frigida var. brevirostris Carex davalliana var. cyrnea Carex frigida f. comari Carex frigida f. flavescens Carex frigida var. geniculata Carex frigida