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Carex arctogena
About
Carex arctogena is a member of the sedge family (Cyperaceae) which grows in high alpine areas. It is one of the few "bipolar" species; it has populations in Greenland, Scandinavia, Russia, Canada and southern South America. Plants in the far north and south appear to be genetically identical, having taken advantage of a similar niches on opposite ends of the globe.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Carex arctogena
- Slug
- carex-arctogena
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
- Species
- arctogena
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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