Kobresia simpliciuscula Mack.

Simple bog sedge (en), Laîche bipartite (fr), Kobrésie simple (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Kobresia

Characteristics

Culms 5–35 cm. Leaves: basal sheaths dull, base of blade usually persistent; blades ± channeled, 2–20 cm × 0.2–1.5(–2) mm. Inflorescences usually compound, (8–) 10–35 × (2–)3–8 mm; bracts brown, margins hyaline, ovate to oblong-ovate; proximal spikelets 1-flowered and pistillate or 2-flowered and androgynous; terminal and distal spikelets 1-flowered, staminate. Scales brown, ovate, 2–3 mm, margins hyaline, midvein distinct almost to tip, apex obtuse to subacute. Anthers 1–2 mm. Perigynia brown, 2.5–3.2 mm, margins free to base, smooth. Achenes 2–3 mm. 2n = 70–75.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.25
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Kobresia simpliciuscula world distribution map, present in France and United States of America

Conservation status

Kobresia simpliciuscula threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:133644-2
WFO ID wfo-0000453440
COL ID 3RB4K
BDTFX ID 37034
INPN ID 104582
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carex hybrida Carex kobresia Elyna bellardii Kobresia bipartita Kobresia caricina Kobresia simpliciuscula Schoenus monoicus Carex bipartita Carex mirabilis Elyna caricina Kobresia simpliciuscula subsp. simpliciuscula Kobresia simpliciuscula var. americana

Lower taxons

Kobresia simpliciuscula subsp. subfilifolia Kobresia simpliciuscula subsp. subholarctica