BC Flora

Carex livida

Name
Carex livida
Scientific NameA scientific name consists of the name of the organism and the name(s) of the scientist(s) (or author(s)) who validly published the name and a description of the organism in a journal.
Carex livida (Wahlenberg) Willdenow
Common Name
pale sedge
Vascular Plants of BC ID Number
167
Biogeoclimatic Regions
Boreal white and black spruce
Cariboo aspen-lodgepole pine-Douglas fir
Coastal Douglas fir
Coastal western hemlock
Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir
Interior Douglas fir
Interior western hemlock
Mountain hemlock
Ponderosa pine-bunchgrass
Subboreal spruce
Status in the Flora of BC
Native
Duration
Perennial Withering
Habit
Herb Wetland plant
Sex
Monoecious
Flower Colour
brown or green
Flowering Months
| May | June | July |
Fruit
Simple dry indehiscent fruit
Fruit Colour
Base Chromosome Number
Chromosome Status in BC
Chromosome Somatic Number in BC
Poison Status in BC
Economic Status in BC
Data incomplete
Ornamental Value in BC
Endangered Status in BC
Not endangered as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Carex livida" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur.
References
(Not yet available)
Links
Search NatureServe Explorer for "Carex livida"
Search Google images for "Carex livida"
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