Carex umbrosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Mitratae |
| Species: | C. umbrosa
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Carex umbrosa is a species of sedge native to Europe and Asia as far east as Japan.[2]
Description
[edit]Carex umbrosa is a tussock-forming, rhizomatous, grass-like plant, reaching about 15 cm in height. Leaves are flat-bladed, green, growing between 15 and 20 cm in height. Inflorescence is a spike, brown in colour, flowering in early summer.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species grows throughout Europe to the Caucasus, Mongolia to Russian Far East and Korea.
References
[edit]- ^ Host, Nicolai Thomae (1801). Icones et descriptiones graminum austriacorum. Vol. 1. Vindobona. pp. 52–53; Pl. 69.
- ^ M. Luceño (2008). "Carex L.". In S. Castroviejo; M. Luceño; A. Galán; P. Jiménez Mejías; F. Cabezas; L. Medina (eds.). Cyperaceae – Pontederiaceae (PDF). Flora Iberica: Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. 18. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. pp. 109–250. ISBN 978-84-00-08624-4.
- ^ "Carex umbrosa 'Feuerbach' – Esveld Shop". esveld.shop. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
External links
[edit]- "Carex umbrosa Host". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04.
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