Cyperaceae FAMILY
Carex disticha
Carex disticha
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Carex disticha is a clump-forming, perennial plant with an extensively spreading rootstock. It produces clusters of grass-like leaves around 20 - 80cm tall, spreading to form colonies The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurasia - western Europe from Spain to Norway, extending east to western Siberia, Kazakhstan and Iran; N. Africa - Morocco to Libya
HabitatDamp grassy places, fens, marshes and wet meadows[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].