Carex à grandes soies vs laîche digitée

Carex macrochaeta compared with Carex digitata

Key Differences

• Carex à grandes soies is Least Concern while laîche digitée is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carex à grandes soies	laîche digitée
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus same	Carex	Carex
Species	Carex macrochaeta	Carex digitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Carex à grandes soies and laîche digitée share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carex.

Conservation Status

Carex à grandes soies

LC — Least Concern

laîche digitée

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carex à grandes soies	laîche digitée
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carex à grandes soies

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

laîche digitée

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carex à grandes soies

The Alaska Large Awn Sedge (Carex macrochaeta) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway