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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Carex brizoides is a PERENNIAL. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Bog Garden;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Root Seed
Edible Uses:

Root - cooked[172]. Seed[172]. No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use[K].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

Packing

The leaves are used as a packing material[61].

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Easily grown in a damp to wet soil in full sun or shade[162, 200]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow in situ in the spring in a moist soil in light shade. If seed is in short supply it can be sown in a cold frame and be planted out in the summer. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 6 weeks at 15°c[138]. Division in spring[200]. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer or following spring.

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovakia, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, France

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Carex acutiformis	Swamp Sedge, Lesser pond sedge	Perennial	0.8	0-0		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0
Carex aquatilis	Water sedge, Sitka sedge	Perennial	1.0	3-7		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0
Carex arenaria	Sand Sedge	Perennial	0.5	6-9	F	LM	SN	DM	2	2	2
Carex buxbaumii	Buxbaum's sedge	Perennial	0.6	0-0		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0	1
Carex dispalata		Perennial	0.0	-		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0	1
Carex disticha	Tworank sedge	Perennial	0.5	4-8		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0	1
Carex eburnea	Bristleleaf sedge	Perennial	0.3	2-8	S	LMH	FS	DM	0	0	3
Carex elata	Tufted Sedge, Golden Variegated Sedge, Tufted Sedge	Perennial	1.2	5-9	M	LMH	SN	MWe	2	0	3
Carex hachijoensis	Japanese sedge	Perennial	0.3	5-9	M	LMH	FS	M	0	0	3
Carex hirta	Hammer sedge	Perennial	0.5	5-9		LMH	SN	MWe	1	1	1
Carex kobomugi	Japanese sedge	Perennial	0.2	6-8		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0	2
Carex macrocephala	Largehead sedge	Perennial	0.2	0-0		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0
Carex meyeriana	Sedge, Wu la cao	Perennial	0.5	9-12	F	LMH	FSN	MWe	0	0	4
Carex morrowii	Iwashiba, Japanese Sedge	Perennial	0.6	5-9	F	LMH	FSN	M	0	0	4
Carex nebrascensis	Nebraska sedge	Perennial	0.5	0-0		LMH	SN	M	0	0
Carex nubigena		Perennial	0.0	-		LMH	SN	MWe	1	1
Carex paniculata		Perennial	1.5	6-9		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0	1
Carex pensylvanica	Pennsylvania sedge	Perennial	0.3	4-8	M	LMH	FSN	DM	0	0	3
Carex riparia	Great Pond Sedge	Perennial	1.5	5-9	F	LMH	SN	MWe	1	0	1
Carex rostrata	Beaded Sedge, Beaked sedge	Perennial	1.0	0-0		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0	1
Carex sylvatica	Wood sedge	Perennial	0.6	3-8	F	MH	SN	MWe	0	0	3
Carex utriculata	Sedge, Northwest territory sedge	Perennial	1.2	0-0		LMH	SN	WeWa	2	0

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

Carex brizoides - L.