Carex lyngbyei Hornem.

vernacular Lyngbye's sedge — species · Cyperaceae

USDA: CALY3
GBIF: 2725520
Rank: species

Lyngbye's sedge (Carex lyngbyei) — Platephotograph · Michael SteinCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Group: Monocot
Family: Cyperaceae Juss.
Genus: Carex

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Native
CAN Canada Native
GL Greenland Native
L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 18 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 18 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: High
Fire: None
Salinity: Medium
Anaerobic: High
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -52 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 120 min.
Precipitation: 7–140 in/yr
pH range: 5–6
Root depth: 12 in min.
Fertility need: High

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Rhizomatous
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 1 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Green
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Summer
Stratify: Yes
Seeds / lb: 823,186
Propagation: seed, sod

§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: Yes
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 18 counties across 1 state.

Alaska view state ↗ 18 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CALY3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2725520 ↗

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