Carex à grandes soies vs laîche à trois nervures

Carex macrochaeta compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• Carex à grandes soies is Least Concern while laîche à trois nervures is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carex à grandes soies	laîche à trois nervures
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 trinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carex à grandes soies

LC — Least Concern

laîche à trois nervures

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carex à grandes soies	laîche à trois nervures
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 à trois nervures

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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