Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs black alpine sedge

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Carex atrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	black alpine sedge
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Carex
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Carex atrata

Evolutionary Relationship

Belly-shaped Hard Grass and black alpine sedge share a common ancestor at the Order level: Poales. (Grasses)

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

black alpine sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	black alpine sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

black alpine sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

black alpine sedge

The Black alpine sedge (Carex atrata) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.