Carex tomentosa L.

Laîche tomenteuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Flower

Carex tomentosa flower picture by Dominique Vioux (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Carex tomentosa fruit picture by Jacques Maréchal (cc-by-sa)
Carex tomentosa fruit picture by jacques maréchal (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex tomentosa world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302660-1
WFO ID wfo-0000352010
COL ID 5XCDQ
BDTFX ID 14450
INPN ID 88916
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Synonyms

Carex tomentosa f. gynandra Carex subvillosa Carex caesia Trasus tomentosus Carex x brueckneri Carex nordmannii Carex sphaerocarpa Carex tomentosa