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hammer sedge
Scientific Name: Carex hirta
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Carex hirta: Hammer Sedge or Hairy Sedge
Carex hirta, commonly known as hammer sedge or hairy sedge, is a species found across Europe and introduced to North America.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a sedge, and information suggests that it is commonly found in "rough grassy places, woods, damp meadows".
- The plant's common name is "Hairy Sedge."
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex hirta
- Common Names: Hammer sedge, Hairy sedge
- Family: Cyperaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms: The text does not provide explicit synonyms, but refers to it as both "hammer sedge" and "hairy sedge."
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Europe.
- Introduced to North America, with the first collection in the United States in 1877 in Amherst, Massachusetts.
- Found in "rough grassy places, woods, damp meadows."
- National Distribution in Canada.
Ecological Role
- Non-native sedge.
- Introduced from Eurasia.
Morphological Characteristics
- Creeping perennial small sedge species.