Carex turkestanica

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Carex turkestanica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. turkestanica
Binomial name
Carex turkestanica
Synonyms [1]
  • Carex conglobata var. acutaLitv.
  • Carex ivanoviae f. subglacialisYu.E.Alexeev
  • Carex nitida var. acuta(Litv.) O.Fedtsch. & B.Fedtsch.
  • Carex nitida var. aspera(Boeckeler) Kük.
  • Carex obesa var. asperaBoeckeler
  • Carex orientalisMeinsh.
  • Carex turkestanica subsp. beleensisZolot.
  • Carex veraeOvcz. & Czukav.

Carex turkestanica is a species of true sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the Altai, Central Asia (except Turkmenistan), Afghanistan, Pakistan, the western Himalayas, and Xinjiang and Gansu in China. [1] It is found in a wide variety of mountainous habitats, where it is often co-dominant. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carex turkestanica Regel". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Borchardt, Peter; Schickhoff, Udo; Scheitweiler, Sabrina; Kulikov, Maksim (2011). "Mountain pastures and grasslands in the SW Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan — Floristic patterns, environmental gradients, phytogeography, and grazing impact". Journal of Mountain Science. 8 (3): 363–373. Bibcode:2011JMouS...8..363B. doi:10.1007/s11629-011-2121-8. S2CID   128402271.


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