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brown sedge
Scientific Name: Carex subfusca
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Carex disticha: Brown Sedge or Tworank Sedge
Carex disticha, commonly known as brown sedge in Eurasia and tworank sedge in North America, is a member of the sedge family.
Considerations for Pets
- The text mentions that some sedges have sharp serrated leaves that can easily cut. This is regarding "a large sedge," which is not necessarily Carex disticha, but is something to consider.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex disticha
- Common Names: Brown Sedge (Eurasia), Tworank Sedge (North America)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to parts of Eurasia.
- In Britain, it is found in lakes, ponds, ditches, canals and slow-moving water. It is absent from northern Scotland.
- Specific mention of its presence in quantity on the Sefton coast.
- Grows in calcareous (chalky) soils.
Morphological Characteristics
- Grows to half a meter tall.
- Described as a brown flowered sedge.
- Stems are 0.5 to 1 meter tall and red-tinged at the base.
- It grows from long creeping rhizomes.
Ecological Role
- It can form brown sedge beds in Palaearctic humid alluvial meadows on clay and of temporarily drying peatbogs.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- The scarce brown sedge is a freshwater species and one of Britain's rarest caddisflies.
- Mentioned as a food source for the caterpillar.
- Imitated as a Brown Sedge pattern for fly fishing to catch trout.
Related Species
- Mentioned as superficially similar to Carex distans, the Distant sedge.
- Carex flagellifera, another type of sedge, is mentioned, which maintains a golden-brown color throughout the growing season.
Resources
- Information available from the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society).