Carex umbrosa (commonly known as shady sedge),[2] is a species of sedge native to Europe and Asia as far east as Japan.[3]
Description
Carex umbrosa is a perennial,[4] 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.[5]
Taxonomy
The following infraspecifics are accepted:
- Carex umbrosa subsp. huetiana (Boiss.) Soó
- Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa
- Carex umbrosa subsp. pseudosabynensis T.V.Egorova.[6]
Distribution and habitat
This species grows throughout Europe to the Caucasus, Mongolia to Russian Far East and Korea.[4] As the name suggests, it prefers shady conditions, and is commonly found in moist, acidic clay soil in forested locations.[2]
References
- ^ Host, Nicolai Thomae (1801). Icones et descriptiones graminum austriacorum. Vol. 1. Vindobona. pp. 52–53; Pl. 69.
- ^ a b "Carex umbrosa - Shade sedge - Wild woodland grass". www.promessedefleurs.ie. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Carex umbrosa Host | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ "Carex umbrosa 'Feuerbach' – Esveld Shop". esveld.shop. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Carex umbrosa Host | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
External links
- "Carex umbrosa Host". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04.
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