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Carex echinata subsp. echinata Mack.

Star sedge (en), Carex étoilé commun (fr)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex > Carex echinata

Characteristics

Culms 10–90(–135) cm. Leaves usually 0.7–2.7(–3.3) mm wide; widest leaf 1–2.4(–2.7) mm wide. Inflorescences lax to dense, 2.5–8 cm; distance between basal 2 spikes usually longer than the basal spike. Perigynia veined or not adaxially over achene, (2.6–)2.9–3.6(–4) mm, margins often serrulate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination anemogamy
Spread hydrochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.35
Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Carex echinata subsp. echinata world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iceland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77168820-1
WFO ID wfo-0000346300
COL ID 5G88K
BDTFX ID 120923
INPN ID 762150
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex pairae f. remotiuscula Carex basilata Carex gasparrinii Carex hawaiiensis Carex hydrophila Carex leptophylla Carex ormantha Carex svenonis Carex angustior Carex convexa Carex gajonum Carex grypos Carex laricina Carex perileia Vignea hydrophila Vignea angustior Vignea grypos Vignea perileia Carex x caflischii Carex x minganinsularum Carex stellulata Carex leersii Carex josselynii Carex provincialis Caricina stellulata Vignea stellulata Carex angustior var. gracilenta Carex echinata var. cephalantha Carex echinata subsp. echinata Carex echinata var. excelsior Carex echinata var. ormantha Carex echinata var. perileia Carex interior var. josselynii Carex muricata var. laricina Carex sterilis var. cephalantha Carex sterilis var. excelsior Carex leersii var. angustata Carex leersii var. cephalantha Carex muricata subsp. cephalantha Carex scirpoides var. josselynii Carex stellulata var. cephalantha Carex stellulata var. excelsior Carex stellulata var. ormantha Carex pairae f. brevispicata Carex pairae f. chlorocarpa Carex stellulata f. excelsior Carex echinata var. angustata Carex muricata var. cephalantha Carex phyllomanica var. angustata Carex stellulata var. angustata
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