Carex flava explained

Carex flava, called hedgehog grass or large yellow sedge, is a widespread species of sedge (genus Carex, family Cyperaceae), native to the northern United States, Canada, Iceland, Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, the Transcaucasus area, and parts of Siberia.[1] [2] It is a synonym of the Carex flava species complex.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Carex flava favours calcareous mires and damp woodland conditions. It thrives on peaty soil flushed by calcareous water from adjacent limestone outcrops.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carex flava L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 31 December 2020 .
  2. Web site: Carex flava hedgehog grass . The Royal Horticultural Society . 31 December 2020 . Other common names; marsh hedgehog grass, yellow sedge, large yellow sedge .
  3. Cut from the same cloth: The convergent evolution of dwarf morphotypes of the Carex flava group (Cyperaceae) in Circum-Mediterranean mountains . 2017 . Jiménez-Mejías . Pedro . Benítez-Benítez . Carmen . Fernández-Mazuecos . Mario . Martín-Bravo . Santiago . PLOS ONE . 12 . 12 . e0189769 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0189769 . 29281689 . 5744957 . 2017PLoSO..1289769J . free .
  4. Web site: PlantAtlas . 2024-11-13 . plantatlas2020.org.

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