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Cyperaceae FAMILY

Carex vesicaria

Carex vesicaria

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Plants are very resistant to the effects of fire - although top growth is killed off, the plant regenerates rapidly from the roots[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Carex+vesicaria>

Pollinators

Wind

References

  1. [1]Major Indicator Shrubs and Herbs in Riparian Zones on National Forests of Central Oregon. — Kovalchik B.L.; Hopkins W.E. & Brunsfeld S.J. · USDA Forest Service; Pacific Northwest Region · 1988 ↩︎
  2. [2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  3. [3]Flora of N. America — http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ ↩︎An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
  4. [4]A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers — Craighead. J., Craighead. F. and Davis. R. · The Riverside Press · 1963 · ISBN 63-7093 ↩︎Excellent little pocket guide to the area, covering 590 species and often giving details of their uses.