Carex umbrosa Host

Laîche des ombrages (fr), Laîche des lieux ombragés (fr), Laîche à racines nombreuses (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious herb. It grows 0.1-0.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 1-7
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-3
Soil acidity 5-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Carex umbrosa habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Carex umbrosa habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Carex umbrosa leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Carex umbrosa leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Carex umbrosa leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex umbrosa flower picture by oliparis (cc-by-sa)
Carex umbrosa flower picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Carex umbrosa flower picture by Paul-Olivier Redon (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex umbrosa world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Carex umbrosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302801-1
WFO ID wfo-0000352233
COL ID 69CFG
BDTFX ID 14468
INPN ID 88927
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carex longifolia f. gracilis Carex polyrrhiza f. subintegra Carex bremurii Carex umbrosa f. diandrostachya Carex umbrosa f. gracilis Carex umbrosa f. longipedunculata Carex umbrosa f. subintegra Carex longifolia Carex caryophyllea var. umbrosa Carex praecox var. longifolia Carex polyrrhiza var. decalvata Carex praecox var. polyrrhiza Carex praecox var. procerior Carex stolonifera var. procera Carex umbrosa var. decalvata Carex umbrosa var. longifolia Carex praecox var. umbrosa Carex polyrrhiza var. gynobasis Carex praecox subsp. polyrrhiza Carex polyrrhiza f. brevifolia Carex polyrrhiza f. breviscapa Carex umbrosa

Lower taxons

Carex umbrosa subsp. huetiana Carex umbrosa subsp. pseudosabynensis Carex umbrosa subsp. sabynensis Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa