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Carex brizoides L.

Quaking-grass sedge (en), Laîche brize (fr), Laîche fausse Brize (fr), Laîche fausse brize (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A sedge. These grow in clumps and have grass like leaves and solid stalks.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Damp shady places. Shady forests.
More
It grows in damp, shady places.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses material
Edible leaves roots seeds shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Carex brizoides habit picture by Georg Lanzl (cc-by-sa)
Carex brizoides habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Carex brizoides habit picture by Pietro Brignoli (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Carex brizoides leaf picture by Kamil Kunert (cc-by-sa)
Carex brizoides leaf picture by Schuller Ton (cc-by-sa)
Carex brizoides leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex brizoides flower picture by Jean Honoré (cc-by-sa)
Carex brizoides flower picture by Georg Lanzl (cc-by-sa)
Carex brizoides flower picture by Schuller Ton (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Carex brizoides fruit picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)
Carex brizoides fruit picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex brizoides world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298947-1
WFO ID wfo-0000345113
COL ID R8F8
BDTFX ID 13525
INPN ID 88395
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carex praecox Carex psammophila Vignea psammophila Vignea brizoides Vignea pseudobrizoides Vignea pseudoschreberi Carex gilva Carex brizoides f. brunnescens Carex brizoides f. remota Carex brizoides f. subheterostachya Caricina brizoidea Carex enervis Carex brizoides var. brunnescens Carex brizoides var. nemoralis Carex brizoides var. remota Carex brizoides
WorldFloraDB 2024