Carex wui - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Status:
valid
Authors:
W.M.Chu ex L.K.Dai
Source:
wcs
Year:
1999
Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Sin. 37: 179 (1999)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000352715
Common Names
- Wu's Sedge
- Carex wui
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Carex wui (also called Wui's sedge, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Cyperaceae family. It is native to China and grows in wet meadows, grasslands, and other moist habitats.
Uses & Benefits
Carex wui is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used to stabilize soil on slopes and banks.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Carex wui has small, yellow-green flowers that are arranged in spikes. The seeds are small and dark brown in color. The seedlings are slender and have two leaves.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Carex wui is a perennial sedge that is native to the western United States. It can be propagated by division or by seed. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist to wet soils. It is drought tolerant once established.
Where to Find Carex wui
Carex wui can be found in wet meadows, moist woods, and along streams in the eastern United States.
Carex wui FAQ
What is the scientific name of Carex wui?
Carex wui
What is the common name of Carex wui?
Wu's Sedge
What is the habitat of Carex wui?
Moist woods, meadows, and streambanks
Species in the Carex genus
Carex abitibiana, Carex aboriginum, Carex abortiva, Carex abrupta, Carex abscondita, Carex acaulis, Carex accrescens, Carex acicularis, Carex acidicola, Carex acocksii, Carex acuta, Carex acutata, Carex acutiformis, Carex adelostoma, Carex adrienii, Carex adusta, Carex aematorrhyncha, Carex aequialta, Carex aestivaliformis, Carex aestivalis, Carex aethiopica, Carex agastachys, Carex agglomerata, Carex aggregata, Carex akitaensis, Carex akiyamana, Carex alajica, Carex alascana, Carex alata, Carex alba, Carex alberti, Carex albicans, Carex albolutescens, Carex albonigra, Carex albula, Carex albursina, Carex algida, Carex allanii, Carex alligata, Carex alliiformis, Carex allivescens, Carex alluvialis, Carex alma, Carex almii, Carex alopecoidea, Carex alopecuroides, Carex alsatica, Carex alsophila, Carex alta, Carex altaica,
Species in the Cyperaceae family
Abildgaardia mexicana, Abildgaardia ovata, Abildgaardia schoenoides, Abildgaardia triflora, Abildgaardia oxystachya, Abildgaardia odontocarpa, Abildgaardia macrantha, Abildgaardia fusiformis, Abildgaardia pachyptera, Actinoschoenus repens, Actinoschoenus yunnanensis, Actinoschoenus aphyllus, Actinoscirpus grossus, Afrotrilepis jaegeri, Afrotrilepis pilosa, Amphiscirpus nevadensis, Arthrostylis aphylla, Arthrostylis planiculmis, Becquerelia clarkei, Becquerelia cymosa, Becquerelia discolor, Becquerelia merkeliana, Becquerelia muricata, Becquerelia tuberculata, Bisboeckelera irrigua, Bisboeckelera longifolia, Bisboeckelera microcephala, Bisboeckelera vinacea, Blysmus compressus, Blysmus mongolicola, Blysmus rufus, Blysmus sinocompressus, Bolboschoenoplectus mariqueter, Bolboschoenus caldwellii, Bolboschoenus capensis, Bolboschoenus fluviatilis, Bolboschoenus glaucus, Bolboschoenus grandispicus, Bolboschoenus laticarpus, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Bolboschoenus medianus, Bolboschoenus nobilis, Bolboschoenus novae-angliae, Bolboschoenus planiculmis, Bolboschoenus robustus, Bolboschoenus schmidii, Bolboschoenus stagnicola, Bolboschoenus yagara, Bolboschoenus koshevnikovii, Bolboschoenus biconcavus,
References
Lun Kai Dai: Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.K.Dai' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1007953-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].