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Carex frigida
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. frigida
Binomial name
	Carex frigida; All.
Synonyms
	List Carex comari H.Lév. & Vaniot; Carex davalliana var. cyrnea Briq.; Carex davalliana subsp. cyrnea (Briq.) Cif. & Giacom.; Carex frigida var. brevirostris Kük.; Carex frigida f. comari (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Kük.; Carex frigida var. flavescens Christ; Carex frigida f. flavescens Christ; Carex frigida var. geniculata (Host) Nyman; Carex frigida f. pyrenaica Christ; Carex geniculata Host; Carex helvetica Honck.; Carex pseudofrigida C.B.Clarke; Carex spadicea Schkuhr; Carex sphaerica Lapeyr.; Carex variegata Lam.; ;

Carex frigida, the ice sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.^[2] It is native to the Pyrenees, the Alps, and some of the other mountainous areas of Europe.^[1] A rhizomatous geophyte, it is typically found alongside springs and watercourses.^[2]

References

1 2 "Carex frigida All". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
1 2 Dakskobler, Igor; Martinčič, Andrej (2021). "Plant communities with Carex frigida in the Julian Alps (Northwestern Slovenia)". Hacquetia. 20: 57–80. doi:10.2478/hacq-2021-0010.

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[POWO_299828-1-1] 1 2 "Carex frigida All". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

[Dakskobler-2] 1 2 Dakskobler, Igor; Martinčič, Andrej (2021). "Plant communities with Carex frigida in the Julian Alps (Northwestern Slovenia)". Hacquetia. 20: 57–80. doi:10.2478/hacq-2021-0010.

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Carex frigida

Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. frigida
Binomial name
*Carex frigida* All.
Synonyms^[1]
List Carex comari H.Lév. & Vaniot Carex davalliana var. cyrnea Briq. Carex davalliana subsp. cyrnea (Briq.) Cif. & Giacom. Carex frigida var. brevirostris Kük. Carex frigida f. comari (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Kük. Carex frigida var. flavescens Christ Carex frigida f. flavescens Christ Carex frigida var. geniculata (Host) Nyman Carex frigida f. pyrenaica Christ Carex geniculata Host Carex helvetica Honck. Carex pseudofrigida C.B.Clarke Carex spadicea Schkuhr Carex sphaerica Lapeyr. Carex variegata Lam.