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Carex tenera (quill sedge)

Synonyms: Carex mirabilis var. tenera (homotypic); Carex straminea var. tenera (heterotypic); Carex tenera var. major; Carex tenera var. tenera; Diemisa tenera (homotypic)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Screening - Summer [2]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [2]  Porous
Bloom Period [2]  Mid Spring
Drought Tolerance [2]  Medium
Fire Tolerance [2]  High
Frost Free Days [2]  85 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [2]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Summer
Growth Form [2]  Bunch
Growth Period [2]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [2]  Slow
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Propagation [2]  Bare Root, Seed, Sprig
Regrowth Rate [2]  Slow
Root Depth [2]  8 inches (20 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [2]  Slow
Seed Vigor [2]  Low
Shape/Orientation [2]  Erect
Structure [3]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  Slow
Flower Color [2]  Green
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fruit Color [2]  Brown
Height [2]  31 inches (0.8 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [2]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [2]  Intermediate
Water Use [2]  Moderate

Protected Areas

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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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
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