Cyperaceae FAMILY

Carex brevicollis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

In some localities in Transcaucasia this species is called 'rabid grass' and is considered to be toxic to grazing animals[ 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 plant contains the alkaloids brevicolline and brevicarine. Brevicolline is known to be oxytocic and can induce abortions[ 1879 Title Phenological Changes in the Concentration of Alkaloids of Carex brevicollis in an Alpine Rangeland Publication J Chem Ecol (2010) 36;1244-1254 Author Busqué J. et al Website http://10.1007/s10886-010-9865-4 Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ]..

Botanical Description

Carex brevicollis is a densely clump-forming plant with long rhizomes. It forms clumps of grass-lik leaves around 30 - 45cm tall, spreading at the roots to form colonies[ 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 plant is cultivated in Moldova for the medicinal compunds contained in its leaves[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern and eastern Europe - France and Spain, then Ukraine and Slovakia to the Balkans, east to the Caucasus and Turkey

HabitatOpen forests, coppices, and mountain slopes[ 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. ]. Calcareous mountain grasslands[ 1879 Title Phenological Changes in the Concentration of Alkaloids of Carex brevicollis in an Alpine Rangeland Publication J Chem Ecol (2010) 36;1244-1254 Author Busqué J. et al Website http://10.1007/s10886-010-9865-4 Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ].