Accession Data

Carex pendula

Common Name: Hanging Sedge

Family: Cyperaceae

Country of Origin: Europe, North Africa, western Asia

Description: Stems tufted, from stout rhizomes, 2-5 feet, nodding at the top; lower leaves bladeless, the sheaths brownish-red, upper leaves with blades 3/16 - 3/8" wide, shorter than stems, more or less keeled, yellow-green above, glaucous beneath, lower bracts leaflike, as long as inflorescence, long-sheathing; upper spikes 2 1/2" - 4" long, male, lower spikes 4-5, female, distant, pendulous, 2 3/4" - 6" long. Spring-Summer.
Damp woods and shady places near water usually on clayey soils.
British Isles, Europe from Denmark south to North Africa, western Asia. A handsome sedge recognized by its large size, broad leaves, and long drooping spikes.

Accession Data

Accession #: 199500113

Accession Date: 1995-03-29 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2104

Quantity: 2

Source: Bonn BG

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Poales

Family: Cyperaceae

SubFamily: Cyperoideae

Tribe: Cariceae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 24 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 24 February 2015.

Images

Carex pendula