Carex elata

Carex elata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. elata
Binomial name
	Carex elata; All.
Synonyms
	Carex cespitosa var. elata (All.) Fiori

Carex elata (common name, tufted sedge), is a species of tussock-forming, grass-like plant in the Cyperaceae family. It is native to all of Europe, the Atlas Mountains of Africa, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia.^[3]

Description

Carex elata is a tussock-forming, evergreen perennial, growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 1.5 m (5ft). Foliage is bright gold, with green margins.^[4] It flowers from May to June, and seeds ripen from July to August. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant).^[5]

Its cultivar 'Aurea' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[6]

Distribution and habitat

Carex elata grows best in nutrient-rich, wetland conditions, such as marshes, fens, wet woods, and shallow water margins.^[7]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[3]

Carex elata subsp. elata
Carex elata subsp. omskiana (Meinsh.) Jalas (synonym: Carex omskiana Meinsh.)^[8]

References

^ Fl. Pedem. 2: 272 (1785)
^ > "Carex elata (All) Fiori". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Carex elata All". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Tufted Sedge (Carex elata (Carex stricta))-Hort Answers - University of Illinois Extension". web.extension.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "Carex elata Tufted Sedge, Golden Variegated Sedge, Tufted Sedge PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "Carex elata 'Aurea' Bowles' golden sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 September 2020. Synonyms Carex stricta 'Bowles's Variety'; Carex stricta 'Bowles's Golden'; Carex 'Bowles Golden'; Carex stricta 'Aurea'; Carex elata 'Bowles's Golden'; Carex riparia 'Bowles's Golden'
^ "TUFTED SEDGE Carex elata". Celtic Wildflowers. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "Carex omskiana Meinsh". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[1] Fl. Pedem. 2: 272 (1785)

[powo-2] > "Carex elata (All) Fiori". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

[299596-1-3] "Carex elata All". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[4] "Tufted Sedge (Carex elata (Carex stricta))-Hort Answers - University of Illinois Extension". web.extension.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[5] "Carex elata Tufted Sedge, Golden Variegated Sedge, Tufted Sedge PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[6] "Carex elata 'Aurea' Bowles' golden sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 September 2020. Synonyms Carex stricta 'Bowles's Variety'; Carex stricta 'Bowles's Golden'; Carex 'Bowles Golden'; Carex stricta 'Aurea'; Carex elata 'Bowles's Golden'; Carex riparia 'Bowles's Golden'

[7] "TUFTED SEDGE Carex elata". Celtic Wildflowers. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[worldfloraonline.org-8] "Carex omskiana Meinsh". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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