Carex curvula
About
Carex curvula, the Alpine sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Carpathians, and the mountains of the Balkans. It has gone extinct in Germany. It propagates almost exclusively clonally, with some of its clonal colonies estimated to be 2,000 years old.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
How to use it
Alpine sedge is primarily valued for its ecological role in stabilizing soil in mountainous areas. Its ability to propagate clonally helps maintain plant communities in harsh environments, making it an important species for preserving biodiversity in alpine ecosystems.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Carex curvula
- Slug
- carex-curvula
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
- Species
- curvula
- Wikidata QID
- Q122810
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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