Cyperaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Carex utriculata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Carex utriculata is a perennial plant growing from a creeping, stoloniferous rootstock. It produces clusters of grall-like leaves around 90 - 150cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plantt is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Carex utriculata is widespread with mainly stable populations and does not face any major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Alaska to Nunavut, south to northern Mexico and Virginia; Eurasia - Norway to Romania, east to Russian Far East, Japan and Korea

HabitatOpen swamps, wet thickets, marshes, sedge meadows, bogs, fens, stream, pond, and lakeshores; at elevations from sea level to 3,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].