Carex riparia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Paludosae |
| Species: | C. riparia
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex riparia Curtis, 1783
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Carex riparia, the greater pond sedge, is a species of sedge found across Europe and Asia. It grows in a variety of wet habitats, and can be a dominant species in some swamps. It is Britain's largest Carex, growing up to 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) tall, with glaucous leaves up to 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) long. It hybridises with a number of other Carex species, including the closely related Carex acutiformis – the lesser pond sedge. A variegated cultivar is grown as an ornamental grass.
Distribution and habitat
Carex riparia has a broad
Description
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Carex riparia is known to hybridise with a number of other sedge species, including Carex acutiformis (forming Carex × sooi), C. lasiocarpa (forming C. × evoluta), C. rostrata (forming C. × beckmanniana), C. vesicaria (forming C. × csomadensis), C. elata and C. flacca.[3]
Horticulture
Carex riparia, particularly the cultivar 'Variegata', is used as an ornamental grass in gardens with wet soils.[5]
Notes
- ^ Many North American sources erroneously attribute the species to M. A. Curtis.
References
- ^ a b "Carex riparia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-19-851067-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-901158-35-2.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 07 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-900-3.
External links
- Carex riparia on the Royal Horticultural Society's Plant Selector
- Carex riparia, greater pond sedge, Gardener's World