Name: |
- Carex, from the Latin, "sedge, reed grass, rush"
- lasiocarpa, from the Greek, lasios
(lasios), "shaggy, woolly, hairy", and karpos
(karpos), "fruit"; hence, "woolly fruited"
- Common Name, from the distinctive seedhead, the "woolly fruit"
- Other common names include: Woollyfruit Sedge, Slender Sedge, Trådstorr
(Nor), Trådstarr (Swe), Tråd-Star (Dan), Jouhisara
(Fin), Faden-Segge (Ger), Seisg Choilleanta (Gaelic),
Ostrica Plstnatoplodá (Slovak)
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Taxonomy: |
- Kingdom Plantae, the Plants
- Division Magnoliophyta, the Angiosperms (flowering plants)
- Class Liliopsida, the Monocotyledons
- Subclass Commelinidae
- Order Cyperales
- Family Cyperaceae, the Sedges
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 39459
- Also known as Carex filiformis, Carex lanuginosa var. americana
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Description: |
- A ¼, ½, ¾, º, é
- A boreal bog grass
- Leaves
- Stem
- Roots
- Flowers
- Sepals
- Petals
- Stamens
- Pistils
- Ovary superior (within blossom) inferior (below flower)
- Fruit
- Seed
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Identification: |
- The most common of the northwoods sedges.
- The strong, peppery smell is also distinctive
- Identifiable as
- Distinguished from the terrestrial sedges by its wetland habitat.
- Field Marks
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Distribution: |
- Northern North America
- Alaska to Newfoundland,
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Habitat: |
- Bogs, marshes, watersides.
- Preference for wet habitat limits effects of fire.
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Associates: |
- Trees: Tamarack (Larix
laricina), Black Spruce (Picea
mariana)
- Shrubs: Bog Rosemary (Andromeda
glaucophyllum), Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne
calyculata), Bog Laurel (Kalmia
polifolia), Labrador Tea (Ledum
groenlandicum), Willows (Salix spp.), Blueberries (Vaccinium
angustifolia, Vaccinium myrtiloides
), Small Cranberry (Vaccinium
oxycoccos)
- Herbs: Bluejoint Reedgrass (Calamagrostis
canadensis), Sedges (Carex spp.), Spatulate Leaf Sundew
(Drosera intermedia),
Roundleaf Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia),
Sheathed Cottonsedge (Eriophorum vaginatum),
Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata),
Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- Ground Covers: Sphagnum Mosses (Sphagnum spp.)
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History: |
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Reproduction: |
- Sexually by seed
- Flowers
- Assexually by
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Propagation: |
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Cultivation: |
- Hardy to USDA Zone 3 (average minimum annual temperature -40ºF)
- Cultural Requirements
- Sun
- Soil
- Water
- Spacing
- Fertilization
- Size 12"-18"W x 12"-18"H
- Growth rate
- Good for
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Last updated on
26 February, 2004
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