Carex praecox Schreb.

Early sedge (en), Laîche précoce (fr), Laîche de Schreber (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
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 4-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses forage medicinal
Edible roots seeds
Therapeutic use Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Medicine(Veterinary) (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Carex praecox flower picture by Leo Giardi (cc-by-sa)
Carex praecox flower picture by Mallol Camprubí Albert (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex praecox world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324495-2
WFO ID wfo-0000350207
COL ID RB9H
BDTFX ID 14258
INPN ID 88788
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex praecox f. gracillima Carex praecox f. laxa Carex praecox f. monostachya Carex praecox f. petermanii Carex heterophylla Carex montana Carex pilulifera Carex princeps Carex schreberi Carex sicyocarpa Carex praecox f. rumelica Carex praecox f. podolica Carex velenovskyi Caricina multicaulis Carex pseudopraecox Carex verna Carex tenella Vignea praecox Vignea curvata Vignea curvula Vignea schreberi Carex praecox f. gracilis Carex arenaria Carex schreberi f. nana Carex schreberi f. podolica Carex stolonifera Carex weiheana Carex curvata Carex curvula Carex aristata Carex reflexa Carex schreberi Carex praeceps Neilreichia umbrosa Trasus praecox Carex brizoides var. brunnea Carex brizoides var. campestris Carex brizoides subsp. curvata Carex brizoides var. curvata Carex brizoides var. intermedia Carex brizoides var. praecox Carex praecox var. alata Carex praecox var. curvata Carex praecox subsp. curvata Carex praecox subsp. intermedia Carex praecox var. pallida Carex praecox var. reflexa Carex praecox subsp. velenovskyi Carex schreberi subsp. curvata Carex schreberi var. gracillima Carex brizoides var. adrianopolitana Vignea praecox subsp. curvata Carex schreberi var. pallida Carex umbrosa var. reflexa Carex praecox var. sicyocarpa Carex schreberi var. curvata Carex praecox var. setifolia Carex praecox var. suzae Carex schreberi var. rumelica Carex praecox