''Carex diandra'' is a species of

sedge The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus '' Carex'' ...

known by the common names lesser tussock-sedge and lesser panicled sedge.

Distribution

It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, where it can be found throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. It is also known from

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...

. It grows in a wide variety of wet habitats, including

wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

s, meadows,

bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

s, and lakeshores.

Description

This sedge produces clumps of triangular stems up to 90 centimeters long. The leaves have white-edged, red-dotted sheaths and are up to about 30 centimeters long. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed ...

is simple or sometimes compound, made up of several clusters of stiff light brown spikes.

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Carex diandra''USDA Plants ProfileFlora of North America''Carex diandra'': A Technical Conservation Assessment''Carex diandra'' - Photo gallery
diandra Flora of North America Flora of temperate Asia Flora of Europe Flora of New Zealand Plants described in 1782 {{Carex-stub