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Carex disticha Huds.

Tworank sedge (en), Laîche distique (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

Culms trigonous, scabrous-angled distally, 30–120 cm; vegetative culms somewhat taller. Leaves: basal sheaths brown; sheaths with inner band green, veined, apex hyaline, prolonged 0.7–3 mm; glabrous; ligules 1.8–16 mm; blades 1.8–5.2 mm wide. Inflorescences contracted near middle, 2–7 cm; spikes ascending, ovate, 4–16 × 1.2–9 mm, basal spikes larger than those near middle. Pistillate scales reddish brown at maturity, hyaline margins very narrow or absent, ovate, acute to acuminate, glabrous. Staminate scales reddish brown, narrowly ovate, apex acute to acuminate, glabrous. Perigynia (3.8–)4–5.5(–6.1) × 1.7–2.3 mm; beak (0.8–)1–1.9(–2.3) mm. Achenes brown.
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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 hydrochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.55
Root system rhizome
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a cool temperate plant. It grows in damp meadows and grasslands.
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Damp grassy places, fens, marshes and wet meadows.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses forage medicinal
Edible leaves roots seeds shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Habit

Carex disticha habit picture by dewara (cc-by-sa)
Carex disticha habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex disticha flower picture by Olive Prov (cc-by-sa)
Carex disticha flower picture by Olive Prov (cc-by-sa)
Carex disticha flower picture by dewara (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Carex disticha fruit picture by Peter V (cc-by-sa)
Carex disticha fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex disticha world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Libya, Morocco, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30089381-2
WFO ID wfo-0000346148
COL ID R8Z4
BDTFX ID 13668
INPN ID 88478
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carex longibracteata Carex modesta Carex multiformis Carex spicata Caricina disticha Carex grossheimii Vignea intermedia Vignea disticha Carex intermedia f. distachya Carex intermedia f. elatior Carex intermedia f. floribunda Carex intermedia f. longibracteata Carex intermedia f. minor Carex intermedia f. pangyna Carex intermedia f. permixta Carex pseudoarenaria Carex intermedia Carex marginata Carex disticha var. pedunculata Carex disticha var. capitata Carex disticha var. compactior Carex disticha var. distachya Carex disticha subsp. grossheimii Carex disticha var. longibracteata Carex disticha var. luxurians Carex disticha var. minor Carex intermedia var. abbreviata Carex intermedia var. repens Carex teretiuscula subsp. modesta Carex disticha var. decipiens Carex disticha var. floribunda Carex disticha f. floribunda Carex disticha f. pangyna Carex disticha f. permixta Carex schoenoides Carex disticha var. elatior Vignea disticha f. floribunda Carex disticha
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