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star sedge
Carex echinata
Carex echinata is a species of sedge known by the common names star sedge and little prickly sedge.
From the article Carex echinata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Carex echinata is a tussock-forming, grasslike plant in the family Cyperaceae. It has a solid, ridged stem that may exceed 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in height with a few thready leaves toward the base. The inflorescences are star-shaped spikelets and are 3–15 mm (0.12–0.59 in) wide. It is infected by the fungal species Anthracoidea karii.
Range & habitat
This plant is native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia; as of 2016, it had spread as far as Taiwan. Carex echinata is a plant of wet forests, marshes, and mountain meadows of moderate elevation. It is commonly associated with peat bogs.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 76035.