Cyperaceae FAMILY
Carex hirta
Carex hirta
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Carex hirta is a perennial plant with a shortly-creeping rootstock. It produces a cluster of grass-like leaves and can grow around 15 - 60cm tall[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurasia - throughout Europe, east to the Caucasus and Iran; N. Africa - Morocco
HabitatRough grassy places, woods, damp meadows and damp sandy hollows[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].