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Davy's sedge

Scientific Name: Carex davyi

Family: Cyperaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Perennial

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Davy's Sedge (Carex davyi)

Learn about Davy's Sedge, a member of the diverse Carex genus.

Considerations for Pets

  • The text mentions that Carex davyi is a sedge. Sedges are grass-like plants, and while no explicit mention of toxicity is made, it's always wise to monitor pets that might ingest large quantities of any plant material.

Considerations for Children

  • As with pets, children should be supervised around any plants. No specific hazards are mentioned in this text, but it's generally good practice to discourage children from eating wild plants.

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

  • Scientific Name: Carex davyi Mackenzie
  • Common Name: Davy's sedge
  • Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
  • Synonym: Carex constanceana

Distribution and Habitat

  • The text mentions Davy's sedge being found in association with Jeffrey pine, mountain hemlock, and lodgepole pine in sedge meadows.

Ecological Role

  • Davy's sedge is designated as a CNPS List 1B.3 species. This designation indicates that it is considered rare, threatened, or endangered in California.

Morphological Characteristics

  • The text indicates that this plant assumes a green coloring in spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is medium in size and can reach 4 meters high.

Related Species

  • Other Carex species mentioned include:
    • Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis (water sedge)
    • Carex athrostachya
    • Carex comosa (Longhair Sedge)
    • Carex cusickii (Cusick's Sedge)
    • Carex curatorum (Kaibab Sedge)
    • Carex deamii
    • Carex debiliformis
    • Carex deflexa var. boothii (Mountain Mat Sedge)
    • Carex disperma
    • Carex echinata ssp. echinata (bristle-fruit sedge)
    • Carex helleri (Heller's sedge)
    • Carex lasiocarpa (woolly-fruited sedge)
    • Carex limosa (mud sedge)
    • Carex nebrascensis

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • The text mentions the use of flies imitating sedges in trout fishing, suggesting an ecological connection between sedges and insects that serve as food for trout.

Further Information

  • Discover Life hosts a page dedicated to the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Carex davyi.
  • CalPhotos provides photographic resources for Carex davyi.