| Tassel sedge | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. fascicularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex fascicularis Boott, 1853 | |
Carex fascicularis, commonly known as tassel sedge, is a species of sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia, [1] New Zealand and New Guinea. [2]
The monoecious and rhizomatous perennial grass-like sedge has a tufted habit and typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 1.5 metres (2 to 5 ft). [1] and a width of 0.5 to 0.75 m (1 ft 8 in to 2 ft 6 in). [3] The leaves are bright green with a length up up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) with a width of 6 to 11 mm (0.24 to 0.43 in) and are swollen at the inner partitions and has yellow-brown coloured sheaths. [3] The sedge is densely tufted and is able to spread using short underground stems. It has erect flowering stems that have a triangular cross-section are rough toward the top and have a height of about 1 m (3 ft 3 in). [3] It blooms between Spring to early Summer from September to November in Western Australia producing green flowers. [1] In Victoria it flowers from November to April. [3]
The species was described by Francis Boott in 1853 as a part of Joseph Dalton Hooker's work Flora Novae-Zelandiae. It has three synonyms; Carex fascicularis var. minor, Carex novae-selandiae and Carex pseudocyperus var. fascicularis. [2]
In Western Australia is found in swamps and along creek and rivers throughout a large area of the Peel, South West and Great Southern regions where it grows in black peaty-sandy soils. [1] It is commonly found elsewhere in an aquatic to semi-aquatic environment growing in damp to wet soils in part or dappled shade. [3] In South Australia it is found south of Adelaide, South Australia extended eastwards into southern Victoria and then north into New South Wales and Queensland where it is found in coastal areas. [4] [5]
Carex rossii, commonly known as Ross's sedge, is a hardy species of sedge that is often a pioneer species in areas with little or no established vegetation, or in places where disturbance has occurred. Ross's sedge grows in a variety of habitats throughout much of western North America, from Alaska to Ontario, south to New Mexico and California. It flowers in May and June.
Carex vesicaria is an essentially Holarctic species of sedge known as bladder sedge, inflated sedge, and blister sedge. It has been used to insulate footwear in Norway and among the Sami people, and for basketry in North America.
Carex archeri, known as Archer's sedge, is a species of sedge in the genus Carex, endemic to south-eastern Australia.
Carex conjuncta, known as soft fox sedge, is a species of sedge that was first formally named by Francis Boott in 1862. It is endemic to the central and eastern United States.
Carex morrowii, the kan suge, Morrow's sedge, Japanese grass sedge or Japanese sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central and southern Japan, and has been introduced to Belgium, Denmark and Austria.
Carex appressa, the tall sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and generally in the South West Pacific.
Carex inversa, commonly known as knob sedge, is a species of sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to parts of Australia and New Zealand and has also been introduced into Great Britain.
Carex pumila, commonly known as strand sedge or spreading sedge, is a species of sedge of the family Cyperaceae.
Carex tereticaulis, also known as basket sedge, is a species of sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to southern parts of Western Australia, southern parts of South Australia, southern and eastern parts of New South Wales as well as north western and central Victoria and Tasmania. The Koori peoples know the plant as Poong'ort.
Chorizandra cymbaria, commonly known as heron bristle rush or heron bristle sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
Chorizandra enodis, commonly known as black bristle rush or black bristle sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
Cyperus compressus, commonly known as annual sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that has a wide distribution throughout countries with warmer climates. It is found in tropical areas of Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Cyperus concinnus is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia, and found in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
Cyperus congestus, commonly known as dense flat-sedge or clustered flat-sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to southern Africa mostly in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia.
Cyperus vaginatus, commonly known as stiff-leaf sedge or stiff flat-sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
Carex muehlenbergii is a species of flowering plant, it is a type of sedge. It is a grass-like plant in the family Cyperaceae. Its common names include sand sedge, Muhlenberg's sedge.
Carex scaposa, also known as hua ting tai cao in Chinese, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern parts of Asia.
Carex gaudichaudiana, also known as fen sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Australia and New Zealand.
Carex interrupta is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of Canada and north eastern parts of the United States.
Carex cephalotes, also known as wire-head sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern Australia and New Zealand.