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Scirpus sylvaticus L.

Wood club-rush (en), Souchet des bois (fr), Scirpe des forêts (fr), Scirpe des bois (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Scirpus

Characteristics

A sedge.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
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Images

Habit

Scirpus sylvaticus habit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Scirpus sylvaticus habit picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Scirpus sylvaticus habit picture by Marcin Janus (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Scirpus sylvaticus leaf picture by Martina Westover (cc-by-sa)
Scirpus sylvaticus leaf picture by madamx madamx (cc-by-sa)
Scirpus sylvaticus leaf picture by Rossen Vassilev (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Scirpus sylvaticus flower picture by i. h. (cc-by-sa)
Scirpus sylvaticus flower picture by Gontarczyk Kacper (cc-by-sa)
Scirpus sylvaticus flower picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Scirpus sylvaticus fruit picture by Hans Toetenel (cc-by-sa)
Scirpus sylvaticus fruit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Scirpus sylvaticus fruit picture by Stefana Popova (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scirpus sylvaticus world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Scirpus sylvaticus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314368-1
WFO ID wfo-0000546234
COL ID 4VMQS
BDTFX ID 61692
INPN ID 121792
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cyperus sylvaticus Nemocharis sylvatica Taphrogiton sylvaticum Schoenus sylvaticus Scirpus intermedius Scirpus sylvaticus f. angustifolius Seidlia radicans Seidlia sylvatica Scirpus gramineus Scirpus latifolius Scirpus x celakovskyanus Scirpus sylvaticus var. compactus Scirpus sylvaticus var. dissitiflorus Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus Scirpus sylvaticus subsp. digynus Scirpus sylvaticus f. jungei Scirpus sylvaticus var. sylvaticus Scirpus sylvaticus
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