Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Carex L. [183]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Sedge

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Cyperaceae

family_ja: カヤツリグサ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Vast genus of 1,500 or more species of deciduous and evergreen, rhizomatous or tufted perennials from temperate and arctic zones, as well as high altitudes in tropical regions. Most species occur in bog, moorland, or damp woodland, or by water. Sedges are mainly cultivated for their variegated or colourful foliage, although some species have attractive inflorescences. The generally grass-like leaves are usually linear, 3-ranked, and with leaf bases sheathing the triangular stems, which are solid and without nodes. Sedges are mainly monoecious, occasionally dioecious, and bear panicles of small, grass-like flowers in short spikes. There are sedges for nearly every site in the garden.

hardiness_en: Most sedges originating from New Zealand and tropical areas, as well as C. conica, C. morrowii, and their cultivars, and C. ‘Frosted Curls’, are not reliably hardy where temperatures fall below -7°C (19°F) for long periods. All others described here are f

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed of New Zealand species at 10-13°C (50-55°F) in early spring; expose those from Europe and North America to winter cold in a cold frame. Divide between mid-spring and early summer.

pests_en: Aphids some-times infest the stem bases.

description_ja:

comment: Cosmopolitan

comment_ja: スゲ，コウボウムギ，タガネソウ

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Phylogenetic definition:

Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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