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Carex subspathacea (Hoppner's sedge)

Synonyms:

Infraspecies

Carex subspathacea f. stricta
Carex subspathacea f. subspathacea
Carex subspathacea var. reducta
Carex subspathacea var. stricta
Carex subspathacea var. subspathacea

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Flower Color [2]  Yellow
Foliage Color [2]  Yellow
Fruit Color [2]  Brown
Drought Tolerance [2]  None
Frost Free Days [2]  4 months
Growth Form [2]  Rhizomatous
Growth Rate [2]  Moderate
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Propagation [2]  Seed, Sod
Regrowth Rate [2]  Moderate
Root Depth [2]  12 inches (30 cm)
Seed Vigor [2]  High
Seeds Per [2]  823184 / lb (1814812 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Erect
Structure [3]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  Moderate
Height [2]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 1 Low Temperature: -60 F° (-51.1 C°) → -50 F° (-45.6 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Very Rich

Protected Areas

Predators

Branta bernicla (Brent Goose)[4]
Branta bernicla nigricans (Lawrence's brant goose)[5]
Chen canagica (Emperor Goose)[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Feeding ecology of Black Brant on the north slope of Alaska, Eileen F.W. Kiera, Canadian Wildlife Service, 1984
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0