Carex albicans var. australis (L.H.Bailey) Rettig

Stellate sedge (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex > Carex albicans

Characteristics

Rhizomes horizontally spreading, 18–70 mm. Staminate spikes 6–14 × 0.5–1.8 mm; staminate scales 3–4 × 0.9–1.8 mm, midrib weak or strong, usually not reaching apex of scale (rarely prominent, extending to apex of scale, and finely toothed, 15X). Perigynia 2.7–3.1 × 0.8–1.1 mm; beak with apical teeth 0.2–0.4 mm. 2n = 36.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.45
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses forage
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Carex albicans var. australis world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:956504-1
WFO ID wfo-0000344280
COL ID 5MTXN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Carex physorhyncha Carex varia f. australis Carex rhynchophysa Carex rhynchophysa Carex albicans var. australis Carex emmonsii var. australis Carex varia var. australis Carex nigromarginata f. minor