WorldFloraDB - Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

Characteristics

Culms 15–90 cm. Leaf blades 2–4 mm wide. Inflorescences: peduncle of proximal spike 1 cm or longer; proximal bract red-brown at base, 1.5–3 mm wide. Spikes: proximal 3–7 spikes pistillate, 1.5–2.5 cm × 2.5–4 mm; terminal spike staminate. Pistillate scales red-brown or black. Perigynia 5–7-veined on each face, ovoid or ellipsoid, 2–3.5 × 1–1.8 mm; stipe 0.2–0.5 mm; beak red-brown, 0.1–0.5 mm. 2n = 92.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.53 - 0.9

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.3

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:924121-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000348236
COL ID	-
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex acuta var. pallida Carex hindsii var. brevigluma Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa Carex lenticularis var. pallida Carex lenticularis var. paullifructus Carex vulgaris var. juncella Carex vulgaris var. lipocarpa

WorldFloraDB 2024

Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa (Holm) L.A.Standl.

Kellogg's sedge (en)

Variety