Carex turkestanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. acuta Litv.
  • Carex ivanoviae f. subglacialis Yu.E.Alexeev
  • Carex nitida var. acuta (Litv.) O.Fedtsch. & B.Fedtsch.
  • Carex nitida var. aspera (Boeckeler) Kük.
  • Carex obesa var. aspera Boeckeler
  • Carex orientalis Meinsh.
  • Carex turkestanica subsp. beleensis Zolot.
  • Carex verae Ovcz. & 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. doi:10.1007/s11629-011-2121-8. S2CID 128402271.


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