The monoecious and rhizomatous perennial grass-like sedge has a tufted habit and typically grows to a height of 0.4 metres (1.3 ft). It blooms in summer usually between November and February in Australia producing brown flowers.[2] The foliage is deep blue-green with coarse tufts, arising from a long creeping rhizome with a diameter of about 2 millimetres (0.08 in). The culms are usually buried in sand and are 5 to 30 centimetres (2.0 to 11.8 in) in length. The culms are terete, smooth, cream or light green in colour but almost completely enclosed by light cream brown to red-brown sheaths. The leaves are longer than the culms, up to 40 cm (15.7 in) in length and about 2 mm (0.08 in) in width. The leaves are channelled, rigid, curved and taper to a fine point t the end.[3]
The seeds are oval shaped nuts and are 2 to 3 mm (0.08 to 0.12 in) in length.[1]
The plant is widely distributed and is found in Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Chile, China, Japan and Korea.[3]
Mostly found along the coast in dune areas but occasionally around the sandy margins of coastal rivers and estuaries. Also sometimes as an urban lawn weed, mostly in coastal settlements.[3]
It is found in coastal areas through much of temperate Australia from Queensland to Western Australia, including Tasmania.[1] In Western Australia it is found on sand dunes in the Peel and South West regions where it grows in sandy soils.[2]
^ abcd"Carex pumila". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^"Carex pumila Thunb. ex Murray (misapplied to Carex bichenoviana)". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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carex, pumila, commonly, known, strand, sedge, spreading, sedge, species, sedge, family, cyperaceae, strand, sedge, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, monocots, clade, commelinids, order, poales, fami. Carex pumila commonly known as strand sedge or spreading sedge 1 is a species of sedge of the family Cyperaceae 2 3 Strand sedge Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Clade Commelinids Order Poales Family Cyperaceae Genus Carex Species C pumila Binomial name Carex pumilaThunb in Murray Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution 4 See also 5 ReferencesDescription editThe monoecious and rhizomatous perennial grass like sedge has a tufted habit and typically grows to a height of 0 4 metres 1 3 ft It blooms in summer usually between November and February in Australia producing brown flowers 2 The foliage is deep blue green with coarse tufts arising from a long creeping rhizome with a diameter of about 2 millimetres 0 08 in The culms are usually buried in sand and are 5 to 30 centimetres 2 0 to 11 8 in in length The culms are terete smooth cream or light green in colour but almost completely enclosed by light cream brown to red brown sheaths The leaves are longer than the culms up to 40 cm 15 7 in in length and about 2 mm 0 08 in in width The leaves are channelled rigid curved and taper to a fine point t the end 3 The seeds are oval shaped nuts and are 2 to 3 mm 0 08 to 0 12 in in length 1 Taxonomy editThe species was first formally described by the botanist Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784 as a part of Johan Andreas Murray s work Systema Vegetabilium The name of this species is often misapplied to Carex bichenoviana 4 Distribution editThe plant is widely distributed and is found in Australia New Zealand Lord Howe Island Chile China Japan and Korea 3 Mostly found along the coast in dune areas but occasionally around the sandy margins of coastal rivers and estuaries Also sometimes as an urban lawn weed mostly in coastal settlements 3 It is found in coastal areas through much of temperate Australia from Queensland to Western Australia including Tasmania 1 In Western Australia it is found on sand dunes in the Peel and South West regions where it grows in sandy soils 2 See also editList of Carex speciesReferences edit a b c Family Index Understorey Network Retrieved 23 September 2017 a b c Carex pumila FloraBase Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions a b c d Carex pumila New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Retrieved 23 September 2017 Carex pumila Thunb ex Murray misapplied to Carex bichenoviana Atlas of Living Australia Global Biodiversity Information Facility Retrieved 3 October 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carex pumila amp oldid 1027139585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
