Carex punctata Gaudin

Dotted sedge (en), Laîche ponctuée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.6m 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) 0.2 - 0.6
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Carex punctata leaf picture by Gilles VERSPIEREN (cc-by-sa)
Carex punctata leaf picture by Denis Denis LEBERT (cc-by-sa)
Carex punctata leaf picture by Michael Mayerosch (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex punctata flower picture by Florent Beck (cc-by-sa)
Carex punctata flower picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Carex punctata flower picture by Michael Mayerosch (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Carex punctata fruit picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Carex punctata fruit picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Carex punctata fruit picture by Florent Beck (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex punctata world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Carex punctata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301815-1
WFO ID wfo-0000350450
COL ID 5XCB7
BDTFX ID 14288
INPN ID 88804
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex punctata

Lower taxons

Carex punctata var. laevicaulis Carex punctata var. punctata