Carex vesicaria

species of plant

Species

Least Concern

オニナルコスゲ（Oni-naruko-suge）

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae

Habitatfreshwater

Native toAlberta, Altay, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, Colorado

Observations recorded161,121

Die Blasen-Segge (Carex vesicaria), auch Schmalblättrige Blasen-Segge genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Seggen (Carex) innerhalb der Familie der Sauergrasgewächse (Cyperaceae). Sie ist auf der Nordhalbkugel weitverbreitet.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 10,684
With media: 8,426
Family: Cyperaceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, ASC, MNA
Recorded in: Canada, United States, Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Former U.S.S.R., Poland

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Carex
Image: Carex vesicaria 1.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Carex vesicaria
Commons category: Carex vesicaria
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9131
taxon common name: 胀囊薹草
Commons gallery: Carex vesicaria
taxon range: Xinjiang
short name: C. vesicaria
taxon author citation: (L. ) Börner

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Encyclopedic overview

Carex vesicaria is an essentially Holarctic species of sedge known as bladder sedge, inflated sedge, and blister sedge. It has been used to insulate footwear in Norway, Sweden and among the Sami people, and for basketry in North America.

Description

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