Carex digitata L.

Laîche digitée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious herb. It grows 0.15-0.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Carex digitata habit picture by Cristian Zanella Cristian Zanella (cc-by-sa)
Carex digitata habit picture by Re He (cc-by-sa)
Carex digitata habit picture by firmagalera (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Carex digitata leaf picture by Re He (cc-by-sa)
Carex digitata leaf picture by De Boni Alice (cc-by-sa)
Carex digitata leaf picture by Pascal Pascal Rigaud (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex digitata flower picture by Cristian Zanella Cristian Zanella (cc-by-sa)
Carex digitata flower picture by Anne De Muelenaere (cc-by-sa)
Carex digitata flower picture by Valle365 (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Carex digitata fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Carex digitata fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Carex digitata fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex digitata world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299459-1
WFO ID wfo-0000346034
COL ID R8XV
BDTFX ID 13650
INPN ID 88470
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carex digitata f. speirostachys Carex digitata f. robustior Carex piroskana Bitteria digitata Trasus digitatus Carex digitata var. albida Carex digitata var. bulgarica Carex digitata subsp. bulgarica Carex digitata var. hungarica Carex digitata var. intermedia Carex digitata subsp. piroskana Carex ornithopoda subsp. bulgarica Carex digitata f. brevifolia Carex digitata f. compactior Carex digitata f. glabrescens Carex digitata