Cyperaceae
Alpine sedge
Carex nivalis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 喜马拉雅薹草, 喜马拉雅苔草
- English
- Alpine sedge
- Persian
- کارکس نیوالیس
Synonyms
- Carex cinnamomea Boott
- Carex gilesii Nelmes
- Carex griffithii Boott
- Carex lepus-aestatis T.Koyama
- Carex luteobrunnea Nelmes
- Carex nivalis f. cinnamomea (Boott) Kük.
- Carex nivalis f. griffithii (Boott) Kük.
- Carex nivalis f. luteobrunnea Kük.
- Carex nivalis var. griffithii (Boott) T.Koyama
- Carex oliveri Boeckeler
- Carex ustulata var. aterrima Regel
- Carex ustulata var. coriophora Regel
More in Carex
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- Mud sedgeCarex limosaCyperaceae
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- Star sedgeCarex echinataCyperaceae
- Heath sedgeCarex flaccaCyperaceae
- Common sedgeCarex nigraCyperaceae
- European woodland sedgeCarex sylvaticaCyperaceae
- Tufted sedgeCarex elataCyperaceae
- Hairy sedgeCarex hirtaCyperaceae
- Lesser pond sedgeCarex acutiformisCyperaceae
- Woollyfruit sedgeCarex lasiocarpaCyperaceae
- Greater tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataCyperaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.