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blackroot sedge
Scientific Name: Carex elynoides
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Carex elynoides: Blackroot Sedge
Carex elynoides, commonly known as blackroot sedge, is a perennial graminoid plant.
Considerations for Pets
- As a member of the sedge family, Carex elynoides is graminoid.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex elynoides T. Holm
- Common Names: Blackroot sedge, Black-root sedge
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Distribution and Habitat
- Carex elynoides is found in the alpine tundra of the Rocky Mountains, where it grows in snowbeds and on turf.
- It is also associated with fine sandy loam soils over sandy clay loams.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Blackroot sedge is a perennial plant, meaning it lives for more than two years.
- It assumes a green coloring in the spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
- The plant is medium in size and can reach 4 meters high.
Ecological Role
- Blackroot sedge can be a dominant ground cover species in prairies.
- It can also be a seral-stage species giving way to more advanced successional species.
Quirky Facts
- In some indigenous cultures, the juice of blackroot sedge was used as a dye for basketry, and ashes from the plant were used in tattooing.
Further Information
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
- Discover Life
- Flora of North America