Carex acuta L.

Slender tufted-sedge (en), Laîche aiguë (fr), Laîche grêle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.8-1.35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.35
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-8
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Carex acuta habit picture by Мозговой Роман (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Carex acuta leaf picture by Sinasi Yildiz (cc-by-sa)
Carex acuta leaf picture by phil m (cc-by-sa)
Carex acuta leaf picture by Мозговой Роман (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex acuta flower picture by Heinz Gass (cc-by-sa)
Carex acuta flower picture by miralles carreras albert (cc-by-sa)
Carex acuta flower picture by miralles carreras albert (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Carex acuta fruit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Carex acuta fruit picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)
Carex acuta fruit picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex acuta world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Carex acuta threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30197372-2
WFO ID wfo-0000344146
COL ID R7WG
BDTFX ID 13392
INPN ID 88314
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carex acuta f. touranginiana Carex gracilis f. pedicellata Carex gracilis f. vaginata Carex gracilis f. furcata Carex cunninghamii Carex gracilis Carex lilibaea Carex moenchiana Carex rudis Carex schummelii Carex corynophora Carex dichroandra Carex fuscovaginata Carex pulchella Carex riparia Carex strictifolia Carex touranginiana Carex tricostata Carex virginiana Carex virginica Carex wimmeri Vignea acuta Vignantha touranginiana Vignea strictifolia Carex gracilis f. angustiglumis Carex acuta f. amblylepis Carex gracilis f. brachystachya Carex gracilis f. corynophora Carex gracilis f. graciliflora Carex podperae Carex pratensis Carex recurva Carex ambigua Carex sareptana Carex virens Osculisa acuta Vignea moenchiana Carex graciliformis Carex graciliformis Vignantha acuta Vignantha moenchiana Carex acuta subsp. colorata Carex acuta var. dioica Carex acuta var. intermedia Carex cespitosa var. gracilis Carex gracilis var. angustifolia Carex gracilis var. approximata Carex gracilis subsp. corynophora Carex gracilis subsp. erecta Carex gracilis subsp. intermedia Carex gracilis var. libanotica Carex gracilis var. rudis Carex rufa var. seminuda Carex vulgaris var. tricostata Carex acuta var. sparsiflora Carex acuta var. moenchiana Carex acuta var. amblylepis Carex tricostata var. schummelii Carex acuta var. tricostata Carex gracilis subsp. tricostata Carex rufa subsp. moenchiana Carex rufa subsp. wimmeri Carex rufa subsp. rudis Carex vulgaris subsp. tricostata Carex acuta var. chlorostachya Carex acuta var. colorata Carex acuta var. stenophylla Carex acuta var. graciliflora Carex acuta var. touranginiana Carex gracilis var. strictiflormis Carex gracilis var. mucronata Carex acuta f. graciliflora Carex acuta f. gracilis Carex acuta f. pedicellata Carex acuta f. vaginata Carex gracilis f. podperae Carex gracilis f. rudis Carex gracilis f. seminuda Carex gracilis var. humilis Carex gracilis var. strictifolia Carex gracilis var. tricostata Carex acuta