Carex laevigata — a medium houseplant
SPECIMEN · FROM THE LIBRARY
Carex laevigata

Carex Laevigata

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A NOTE OF INTEREST

Carex laevigata, the smooth-stalked sedge, is a species of sedge. It lives in moist, shady environment in the lowlands of Western and Central Europe, particularly in alder–ash woodland. It is distinguished from similar species, such as C. binervis and C. distans by the presence of tiny red dots on the utricles. Carex laevigata was first described by James Edward Smith in 1800, in a paper in the journal Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Plant Type
Grass
Genus
Carex
Family
Cyperaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Smooth-stalked sedge en Smooth sedge
PLATES
Carex laevigata leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Carex laevigata leaf
PLATE 02 · leaf
Carex laevigata flower
PLATE 03 · flower
Carex laevigata flower
PLATE 04 · flower
Carex laevigata bark
PLATE 05 · bark
Carex laevigata bark
PLATE 06 · bark
ALSO IN THE LIBRARY

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