Carex ornithopoda Willd.

Laîche Pied-d'oiseau (fr), Laîche pied-d'oiseau (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.08-0.15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 7-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use
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 ornithopoda habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Carex ornithopoda leaf picture by Louise Dias (cc-by-sa)
Carex ornithopoda leaf picture by bülent balkan (cc-by-sa)
Carex ornithopoda leaf picture by bülent balkan (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex ornithopoda flower picture by Liliane Pessotto (cc-by-sa)
Carex ornithopoda flower picture by kruemelkoenig (cc-by-sa)
Carex ornithopoda flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex ornithopoda world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301357-1
WFO ID wfo-0000349582
COL ID 5XCN7
BDTFX ID 14160
INPN ID 88737
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex ornithopoda f. major Carex pedata Carex digitata var. ornithopoda Carex ornithopoda var. alpina Carex digitata subsp. ornithopoda Carex ornithopoda var. arcuata Carex ornithopoda

Lower taxons

Carex ornithopoda subsp. ornithopoda Carex ornithopoda subsp. ornithopodioides