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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. turkestanica
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| Carex turkestanica | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Carex turkestanica Regel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ 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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