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Carex umbellata
About
Carex umbellata, the parasol sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada and the central and eastern US, and introduced to the Dominican Republic. Its seeds are dispersed by ants.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
How to use it
The parasol sedge is valuable for its ecological role, particularly in soil stabilization and providing habitat for various insects. Its unique seed dispersal method, involving ants, makes it an interesting plant for study in ecological interactions.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Carex umbellata
- Slug
- carex-umbellata
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
- Species
- umbellata
- Wikidata QID
- Q2938632
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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