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white edge sedge
Scientific Name: Carex debilis var. strictior
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
White Edge Sedge (Carex debilis)
Considerations for Pets
- This plant has grass-like leaves, which could be tempting for pets to chew on.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Carex debilis
- Common Names: White Edge Sedge, Weak Sedge
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Carex L.
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
- Variety: Carex debilis var. intercursa Fernald
- Subspecies: Carex debilis var. rudgei
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in various locations including:
- Canada (Nova Scotia)
- Portugal (Azores)
- United States (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois)
- Peak District National Park (gritstone edges)
- Habitats include open heather moorland, pond edges, loch edges, bog pools, and wet peaty ground.
- Also found in coastal sedge areas.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Plants densely cespitose (growing in tufts or clumps).
- Flowering stems (culms) are dark maroon at the base.
- Culms can reach 25-100 cm in length, often as long as or longer than the leaves at maturity.
- Tiny white flowers in a spike arrangement. Flower color can also be green, yellow, or brown.
- Graminoid plant form.
Quirky Facts
- White-edged sedge is described as "extremely variable in appearance."
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Associated with pool edges along with Bog Sedge and Round-leaved Sundew.
- Found with sand sedge (Carex arenaria) and red fescue in shifting dune environments.
Further Information
- Discover Life provides a page dedicated to the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Carex debilis.