Carex flacca
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Carex flacca, with common names blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, or carnation-grass, (syn. Carex glauca), is a species of sedge native to parts of Europe and North Africa.[1] It is frequent in a range of habitats, including grasslands, moorlands, exposed and disturbed soil, and the upper edges of salt marshes.[1] It has naturalized in eastern North America.[1]
Description
Carex flacca leaves are blue-green above, glaucous beneath, to Script error: No such module "convert". in height. The arching leaves are about as long as the inflorescence, Script error: No such module "convert".. The plant spreads in expanding clumps by lateral shoots rooting.[1] Most stems have two male spikes, close together and often looking like one at first glance. Fruits are Script error: No such module "convert"., roundish, with a very short beak, under Script error: No such module "convert".. They are densely packed on the spike, not loose and gappy like Carex panicea. Female spikes are approximately Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide. Female spikes are typically two, and can be short-stalked and upright, or longer-stalked and nodding.
Cultivation
Carex flacca is cultivated by plant nurseries as an ornamental plant, planted for accent or as a groundcover in gardens and public landscapes.[2] It is also used in drought tolerant landscaping and erosion control plantings.[1] It grows in sun to part shade settings.
References
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- ↑ a b c d e Bluestem.ca: Carex flacca (Blue Sedge). accessed 11.30.2011
- ↑ San Marcos Growers
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