Carex spissa
About
Carex spissa is a species of sedge known by the common name San Diego sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the southwestern United States in California, Arizona, and New Mexico, and far northern Mexico. It grows in wet places such as seeps and streambanks, sometimes on serpentine soils. This sedge looks somewhat like a cattail. It produces angled stems easily exceeding a meter in height surrounded by leathery green to reddish leaves up to about 1.2 meters long. The inflorescence is up to 80 centimeters long, with many long reddish brown flower spikes, each holding up to 300 developing fruits.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
How to use it
The San Diego sedge is beneficial for ecological restoration projects, particularly in wetland areas. Its ability to grow in serpentine soils makes it a valuable plant for stabilizing soil and preventing erosion, while also providing habitat for local wildlife.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Carex spissa
- Slug
- carex-spissa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
- Species
- spissa
- Wikidata QID
- Q5039141
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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