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Carex pilosa

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Carex pilosa
'Copenhagen Select' cultivar
Wild-type
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. pilosa
Binomial name
Carex pilosa
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Carex foliata F.Schmidt ex Meinsh.
    • Carex nemorensis J.F.Gmel.
    • Carex nemorosa J.F.Gmel.
    • Carex pilosa var. densiflora Schur.
    • Carex prostrata J.F.Gmel.
    • Loxotrema pilosa (Scop.) Raf.

Carex pilosa, called hairy sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus) or wimper sedge[3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Europe as far as the Urals.[2] It is typically found in temperate forests, where it may be the dominant species on the forest floor.[4]

Description

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Carex pilosa is a deciduous or evergreen, rhizomatous or tufted perennial, growing up to 60 cm in height.[5] Stems are triangular, with linear or strap-shaped leaves and spikes of tiny green or brown flowers, appearing between April and May.[6][5]

Distribution and habitat

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C. pilosa favours woodland habitats, including oak and hornbeam forests, herb-rich beech forests and alluvial forests.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 226 (1771)
  2. ^ a b "Carex pilosa Scop". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Wimper sedge (Carex pilosa)". PictureThis. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  4. ^ Rejzková, EVA; Fér, Tomáš; Vojta, Jaroslav; Marhold, Karol (2008). "Phylogeography of the forest herb Carex pilosa (Cyperaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 158: 115–130. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00826.x.
  5. ^ a b "Carex Pilosa". World Flora Online. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Carex pilosa /RHS". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  7. ^ univerzita, Masarykova univerzita, Botanický ústav Akademie věd ČR a Jihočeská. "Carex pilosa – ostřice chlupatá • Pladias: Database of the Czech flora and vegetation". pladias.cz. Retrieved 2024-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)