Taxon:  Carex bigelowii Torr. ex Schwein.



Summary
Genus:
Carex
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cariceae
Nomen number:
417487
Place of publication:
Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1:67.  1824
Verified:
09/24/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (7  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Egorova, T. V. 1999. The sedges (Carex L.) of Russia and adjacent states. Note: in Russian
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishstiff sedge  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast'  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationJamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTaymyr  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKarelia  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKomi  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMurmansk  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationNeneckij avtonomnyj okrug  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFaroe Islands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSvalbard and Jan Mayen  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland   
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Krasnoyarsk, Taymyr, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Magadanskaja oblast', Sakhalin]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Karelia, Komi, Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Murmansk], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont]

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=417487. Accessed 12 May 2026.