Carex stipata
About
Carex stipata, variously called the prickly sedge, awl-fruited sedge, awlfruit sedge, owlfruit sedge, swamp sedge, sawbeak sedge, stalk-grain sedge and common fox sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada, the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Far Eastern Russia. It is a wetland obligate.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
How to use it
Prickly sedge is valuable for ecological purposes, particularly in wetland restoration projects. Its ability to stabilize soil helps prevent erosion and provides essential habitat for various aquatic and terrestrial species. This makes it an important plant for maintaining biodiversity in wetland ecosystems.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Carex stipata
- Slug
- carex-stipata
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
- Species
- stipata
- Wikidata QID
- Q4338350
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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