Carex echinata explained

Carex echinata is a species of sedge known by the common names star sedge and little prickly sedge.

Description

Carex echinata has a solid, ridged stem that may exceed in height and it has a few thready leaves toward the base. The inflorescences are star-shaped spikelets and are wide.

It is infected by the fungal species Anthracoidea karii.^[1]

Distribution

This plant is native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia; as of 2016, it has spread as far as Taiwan.^[2] Carex echinata is a plant of wet forests, marshes, and mountain meadows of moderate elevation. It is commonly associated with peat bogs.^[3]

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex echinata
• Carex echinata - Photo gallery on Calphotos

Notes and References

1. Taylor . Stewart . Smith . Paul A. . 2017-01-01 . Having a LAFF with Anthracoidea . Field Mycology . en . 18 . 1 . 5–13 . 10.1016/j.fldmyc.2017.01.004 . 1468-1641. free .
2. Liao . Chun-kuei . January 2016 . Carex echinata Murray (section Stellulatae: Cyperaceae), a Newly Recorded Sedge in Taiwan . 10.7075/TJFS.
3. Cusick . Allison W. . 1996 . Notes on the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae) in West Virginia . Castanea . 61 . 2 . 161–167 . 4033870 . 0008-7475.