Cyperaceae FAMILY

Carex pediformis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Carex pediformis is a perennial, grass-like plant with either short or elongate rhizomes. It can produce either loose or dense clumps of growth around 25 - 40cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]. The plants are harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - northwestern Russia to Slovakia and Ukraine, eastwards through Siberia and central Asia to the Russian Far East, China, Korea

HabitatGrasslands, mountain slopes, lax forests; at elevations from 500 - 2,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ].