Cyperaceae FAMILY
Carex acutiformis
Carex acutiformis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Carex acutiformis is a perennial plant growing from a very robust rhizomatous rootstock; it produces loose clusters of grass-like plants with fertile stems growing around 40 - 100cm tall. The plant can form large communities[ 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurasia - found throughout Europe, extending east to Kazakhstan and the western Himalays; N. Africa - Morocco, Algeria
HabitatBy the sides of slow-flowing rivers, canals and ponds, on clayey or peaty, base-rich soils[ 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. ].