Carex riparia

species of plant

Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark

Observations recorded157,859

Die Ufer-Segge (Carex riparia) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Seggen (Carex) innerhalb der Familie Sauergrasgewächse (Cyperaceae). Sie ist auf der Nordhalbkugel verbreitet.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,341
With media: 2,353
Family: Cyperaceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, MSC, YPM, TROM, MEL, NY
Recorded in: Finland, Sweden, United States, Norway, Australia, United Kingdom, Denmark

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Carex
Image: CarexRiparia1.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Carex riparia
Commons category: Carex riparia
Commons gallery: Carex riparia
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=409589
taxon common name: 泽生薹草
short name: C. riparia
taxon author citation: L.
taxon range: Xinjiang

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Encyclopedic overview

Carex riparia, the greater pond sedge, is a species of sedge found across Europe and Asia. It grows in a variety of wet habitats, and can be a dominant species in some swamps. It is Britain's largest Carex, growing up to 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) tall, with glaucous leaves up to 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) long. It hybridises with a number of other Carex species, including the closely related Carex acutiformis – the lesser pond sedge. A variegated cultivar is grown as an ornamental grass.

Distribution and habitat

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carex riparia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.