bottlebrush sedge

Carex hystericina

Summary 3

Carex hystericina is a species of sedge known by the common names bottlebrush sedge and porcupine sedge. It is native to much of North America including most of southern Canada and most of the United States. It grows in wet habitat such as wetlands and riverbanks, especially on calcareous soils. In the right conditions it can become very abundant and even weedy. This sedge produces dense or loose clumps of triangular stems up to a meter...

Fontes e Créditos

  1. Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, and S. Goodrich. 1998. Field guide to Intermountain sedges. General Technical Report RMS-GTR-10. USDA Forest Service, RMRS, Ogden. Courtesy of USDA FS RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab., sem restrições de direitos de autor conhecidas (domínio público), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carex_hystericina_NRCS-3.jpg
  2. Courtesy of USDI BLM. United States, UT, Garfield Co. August 2003., sem restrições de direitos de autor conhecidas (domínio público), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carex_hystericina_NRCS-2.jpg
  3. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carex_hystericina

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1.class Grasses and Allies
2.family Sedges