Carex appropinquata Schumach.

Fibrous tussock-sedge (en), Laîche paradoxale (fr), Laîche à épis rapprochés (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.4-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Images

Habit

Carex appropinquata habit picture by Udo Herkommer (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex appropinquata flower picture by Udo Herkommer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex appropinquata world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Carex appropinquata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298604-1
WFO ID wfo-0000344489
COL ID R843
BDTFX ID 13443
INPN ID 88344
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carex appropinquata Vignea appropinquata Vignea paradoxa Carex paradoxa Caricina paradoxa Carex paniculata var. paradoxa Carex paradoxa var. gracilis Carex approximata f. ramosa Carex paradoxa f. brachystachya Carex paradoxa f. sparsiflora