Carex vaginata var. vaginata
Carex vaginata var. vaginata
- Native to:
- Austria | Baltic States | Belarus | Canada | AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, NU, QC, SK, YT | China | Czechia-Slovakia | Finland | France | Germany | Greenland | Iceland | Italy | Kazakhstan | Labrador | North Caucasus | Norway | Poland | Romania | Russia | Sweden | Switzerland | Transcaucasus | Ukraine | United States | AK, IL, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, VT, WI
GBIF: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Carex
- Species:
- Carex vaginata var. vaginata
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- small mammals, ground-nesting birds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Germination Time:
- 14–45 days
- Notes:
- Seeds benefit from light exposure during germination. Fresh seed germinates best; viability declines with storage.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch