Carex physodes is a species of true sedge (family Cyperaceae), native to southern Russia, the northern Caucasus, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Xinjiang in China.[1] It is a spring ephemeral.[2]

Carex physodes
Spike
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. physodes
Binomial name
Carex physodes
Synonyms[1]

Carex stenophylla var. curaica Litv. ex Kneuck.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Carex physodes M.Bieb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ Abudureheman, Buhailiqiemu; Zhang, Lingwei; Liu, Huiliang; Zhang, Daoyuan; Guan, Kaiyun (2016). "Achene germination of the spring ephemeroid species Carex physodes in the Gurbantunggut Desert". Nordic Journal of Botany. 34 (2): 228–234. doi:10.1111/njb.00931.