Carex pulicaris L.

Laîche puce (fr), Carex pucier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.35
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Carex pulicaris leaf picture by Sandra Jasper (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex pulicaris flower picture by Régis KRIEG-JACQUIER (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Carex pulicaris fruit picture by Castle Castle (cc-by-sa)
Carex pulicaris fruit picture by Jean-Francois Dumas (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex pulicaris world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301806-1
WFO ID wfo-0000350429
COL ID RBDV
BDTFX ID 14286
INPN ID 88802
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carex pulicaris Caricinella pulicaris Carex psyllophora Vignea pulicaris Psyllophora pulicaris Psyllophora puliciformis Psyllophora vulgaris Carex pulicaris var. caespitosa