''Carex limosa'' is a species of
sedge known as bog-sedge,
mud sedge, and shore sedge.
Distribution
This sedge is an
aquatic or shore plant which can most often be found in
peat bogs in mountains. It is widely distributed across North America and northern Eurasia.
Description
''Carex limosa'' has a large
rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
and hairy roots. It produces a stem which is generally just under half a meter in height and has a few basal leaves which are long and threadlike. The tip of the stem is often occupied by a
staminate spikelet, and below this hang one or more nodding
pistillate
Gynoecium (; ) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of a flower; it consists of (one or more) ''pistils'' ...
spikelets. Some spikelets may have both male and female parts, however. Each fruit is a few millimeters long and spade-shaped.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Carex limosa''''Carex limosa'' - Photo gallery on Calphotos
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limosa
Aquatic plants
Flora of North America
Flora of Europe
Flora of Asia
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus