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Carex stricta is a species of sedge known by the common names upright sedge [1] and tussock sedge. [2] The plant grows in moist marshes, forests and alongside bodies of water. [3] It grows up to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall and 2 feet (0.61 m) wide. When the leaves die, they build on top of or around the living plant, making a "tussock". [3]
Carex elata is a tussock-forming, evergreen perennial, growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 1.5 m (5ft). Foliage is bright gold, with green margins. [4] It flowers from May to June, and seeds ripen from July to August. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). [5]
All are common landscape trees and produce spiky pods around their seeds. The spines help protect the seeds from being eaten by critters like birds and squirrels. Here's what each of the pods ...
Carex aquatilis is a species of sedge known as water sedge and leafy tussock sedge. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern reaches of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in many types of mountainous and arctic habitat, including temperate coniferous forest , alpine meadows , tundra , and wetlands .
Carex is a vast genus of over 2,000 species [2] of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges , and it is the most species-rich genus in the family.
Carex secta much prefers water depths between 10 and 30 cm which provide the optimal conditions for growth. [11] When naturally dispersed seeds germinate in water depths greater than 30 cm, there is an increase in shoot height of the plant but a decrease in the shoot density. [12]
Carex pedunculata is an evergreen, tussock-forming plant that grows between 8 and 25 cm in height. [5] Leaves are dark green, with leaf blades measuring up to 1mm in width. The lowest bract has a leaf sheath measuring about 4mm in length, which is tinted pink or purple. The perigynium is hairy, and measures 3.7–6 mm. The inflorescence is a ...
Carex appropinquata, known as fibrous tussock-sedge, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. References