Carex hispida Willd. ex Schkuhr

Laîche hérissée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fruit

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

Distribution

Carex hispida world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Carex hispida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:300174-1
WFO ID wfo-0000347485
COL ID R9P3
BDTFX ID 13912
INPN ID 88317
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex hispida Carex longearistata Carex retusa Carex lasiochlaena Carex soleirolii Carex echinata Carex hispida f. marina Carex hispida f. soleirolii Carex mediterranea Carex obtusangula Carex acutiformis Carex hispida var. anacantha Carex hispida var. soleirolii Carex hispida subsp. soleirolii