Carex physodes

Carex physodes
Spike
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. physodes
Binomial name
Carex physodes
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex physodes subsp. subphysodes Popov ex V.I.Krecz.

Carex physodes is a species of true sedge (family Cyperaceae), native to southern Russia, the northern Caucasus, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Xinjiang in China.[1] It is a spring ephemeral.[2]

Description

C. Physodes is a species of sedge, growing between 20 and 25 cm in height. Stems are erect, clothed with pale brown sheaths at base. Leaves are shorter than the stem, with blades that are greenish, linear, slightly curved, with scabrous margins. Inflorescence is dense, oblong-ovate or subglobose. Female glumes are brown, broadly ovate-lanceolate. Utricles are yellowish, much longer and broader than glume, ovate when young, and strongly inflated globose or elliptic at maturity, 1–1.5 × 0.5–1 cm, membranous, yellowish orange or brownish veined, with a rounded base and an apex contracted into a short beak. Flowers and fruits between April and May.[3]

Distribution and habitat

C. Physodes is adapted to a sandy desert[4] or cold desert environment.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carex physodes M.Bieb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ Abudureheman, Buhailiqiemu; Zhang, Lingwei; Liu, Huiliang; Zhang, Daoyuan; Guan, Kaiyun (2016). "Achene germination of the spring ephemeroid species Carex physodes in the Gurbantunggut Desert". Nordic Journal of Botany. 34 (2): 228–234. doi:10.1111/njb.00931.
  3. ^ "Carex physodes in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  4. ^ "Carex physodes in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  5. ^ Abudureheman, B.; Chen, Y.; Li, X.; Zhang, L.; Liu, H.; Zhang, D.; Guan, K. (2018-03-29). "Patterns of Reproductive and Seed Dispersal and Ecological Significance of the Clonal Spring Ephemeroid Plant Carex physodes in the Gurbantuggut Desert". Planta Daninha. 36: e018167459. doi:10.1590/S0100-83582018360100007. ISSN 0100-8358.