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Species of plant in the sedge family

Carex alba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. alba
Binomial name
Carex alba
Scop.
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Carex alba, called the small white sedge, white-flowered sedge or just white sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is typically found in temperate forests of Eurasia, from the Pyrenees to the Russian Far East. It is the main host plant for the woodland brown butterfly, Lopinga achine.

Description

Carex alba is a species of sedge, typically growing in thick clumps between 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) in height. Stems are slender, trigonous, smooth; with sheaths that are leafless at the base. Leaves are shorter than the stem, and flat-bladed. Bracts are greenish-brown and sheathlike. Flowers take the form of terminal spikes, and are white in colour. Nutlets are dark brown, obovate-elliptic, trigonous. Flowers and fruits in June to July.

Distribution and habitat

Carex alba favours dry, wooded areas, temperate pine forests and slopes.

References

  1. ^ "Carex alba". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. "Carex alba (CRXAA)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. Streitberger, Merle; Hermann, Gabriel; Kraus, Wolfgang; Fartmann, Thomas (2012). "Modern forest management and the decline of the Woodland Brown (Lopinga achine) in Central Europe". Forest Ecology and Management. 269: 239–248. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.028.
  4. "Carex alba Scop". The World Flora Online. October 30, 2024.
  5. "Carex alba". www.hessenhof.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  6. "Laîche blanche". INPN - Nature France. November 2, 2024.
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Carex alba
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