Carex sempervirens
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. sempervirens |
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Carex sempervirens, called the evergreen sedge, is a species of tussock-forming flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to the mountains of Europe.[2] It is common in nutrient-limited grasslands above and below the treeline.[3]
Description
[edit]Similar to Carex ferruginea, but with a yellow-brown fibrous tuft at the base, and without the red-brown leaf sheaths. Leaves are 2–3 mm wide, only about half as long as the stem, the female spikes erect.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Carex sempervirens favours chalky, nutrient-limited high-altitude grasslands.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 214 (1787)
- ^ a b "Carex sempervirens Vill". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Yu, Fei-Hai; Schütz, Martin; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Krüsi, Bertil O.; Schneller, Jakob; Wildi, Otto; Risch, Anita C. (2011). "Carex sempervirens tussocks induce spatial heterogeneity in litter decomposition, but not in soil properties, in a subalpine grassland in the Central Alps". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 206 (4): 373–379. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2010.08.003. S2CID 85884957.
- ^ "Carex sempervirens Vill". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Species information". www.infoflora.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-06.