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white edge sedge
Scientific Name: Carex debilis var. pubera
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
White Edge Sedge (Carex debilis)
White Edge Sedge, scientifically known as Carex debilis, is a variable sedge species. It's also known as weak sedge.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is graminoid, meaning it is grass-like.
Considerations for Children
- This plant is graminoid, meaning it is grass-like.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Carex L.
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
- Varieties: The text mentions Carex debilis var. debilis and Carex debilis var. intercursa Fernald and Carex debilis var. rudgei.
- Synonyms/Alternative Names: White edge sedge, weak sedge.
Distribution and Habitat
- Reported locations include: Canada (Nova Scotia), Portugal (Azores), and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois).
- It is found in various habitats including moorland, pond edges, loch edges, bog pools, wet peaty ground, lake edges, marshes, and peatlands.
Morphological Characteristics
- Plants are densely cespitose (growing in tufts or clumps).
- Flowering stems (culms) are dark maroon at the base, ranging from 25-100 cm in height, and are as long as or longer than the leaves at maturity.
- Tiny white flowers are present. They are arranged in a spike.
Quirky Facts
- White-edged sedge is extremely variable in appearance.
Associations
- Associated with pool edges, bog sedge, and round-leaved sundew.
- Found with glaucous sedge (Carex flacca) and spring sedge (C. caryophyllea).
Additional Information
- Discover Life has a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Carex debilis.
- New England Wild Flower provides information via Arthur Haines.