Biology:Carex dipsacea

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex dipsacea
Carex dipsacea 'Dark Horse' - Hillier Gardens - Romsey, Hampshire, England - DSC04571.jpg
'Dark Horse' cultivar at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. dipsacea
Binomial name
Carex dipsacea
Berggr.
Synonyms[1]

Carex tahoata Hamlin

Carex dipsacea, the teasel sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to New Zealand.[1][2] Preferring poorly drained soils, it is planted as an ornamental for its colorful autumn foliage.[2] There is a cultivar, 'Dark Horse', which is commercially available.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Carex dipsacea Berggr.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299477-1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Carex dipsacea teasel sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/46499/carex-dipsacea/details. Retrieved 3 July 2022. "12 suppliers" 
  3. "Carex dipsacea 'Dark Horse'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/226177/i-carex-dipsacea-i-dark-horse/details. Retrieved 3 July 2022. "1 suppliers" 

Wikidata ☰ Q15569716 entry