Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida Wahlenberg
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Carex lurida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. lurida
Binomial name
Carex lurida
Wahlenb.
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    • Carex beyrichiana Boeckeler
    • Carex lupulina var. polystachya Schwein. & Torr.
    • Carex lurida var. altior Peck
    • Carex lurida var. exudans L.H.Bailey ex Britton & A.Br.
    • Carex lurida var. flaccida L.H.Bailey
    • Carex lurida f. parvula (Paine) D.S.Carp.
    • Carex lurida var. parvula (Paine) L.H.Bailey.
    • Carex lurida var. polystachya (Schwein. & Torr.) L.H.Bailey
    • Carex purshii Olney
    • Carex rostrata Muhl. ex Willd.
    • Carex tentaculata Muhl. ex Willd.
    • Carex tentaculata var. altior Boott
    • Carex tentaculata var. flaccida (L.H.Bailey) Howe
    • Carex tentaculata var. parvula Paine
    • Carex tentaculata var. rostrata Pursh

Carex lurida is a tussock-forming flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family.[2] Common names for Carex lurida include shallow sedge, sallow sedge and lurid sedge.[3]

Description

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Carex lurida is a clump-forming plant with a tuft of basal leaves and culms growing up to 90 cm in height. Leaves are a bright yellow-green colour, growing to about half the length of the stem. The inflorescence takes the form of large brush-shaped spikes, lime green in colour, turning golden brown as they ripen. The root system is rhizomatous, with fibrous roots.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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Carex lurida is a wetland plant, preferring marshy conditions such as sedge meadows, swamps and ditches.[5] Its native range is Eastern Canada to Ecuador, and it has also been introduced to New Zealand.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Carex lurida All". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Carex lurida Wahlenb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ^ "Gardenia". November 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Carex lurida (sallow sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  5. ^ Tennessee Flora Committee (2015-03-20). "6". Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee. Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Press. p. 242. doi:10.2179/16-BR-002. ISBN 978-1-62190-100-6. S2CID 89345010.
  6. ^ "Carex lurida Wahlenb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-11-27.