Carex acutiformis Ehrh., 1789 31% complete

Lesser pond sedge

Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 43 (1789)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Source not recorded9 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author Ehrh. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 43 (1789) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1789 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Lesser pond sedge No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Sedge family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe, Medit. to W. Himalaya, Eritrea to S. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 70 cm
  • 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
  • Superseded 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
Sourced
Biological type geophyte
  • geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
  • Superseded geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 120 cm
  • 120 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 120 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
  • Superseded 120 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months feb, may, jun
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 460, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 460, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 460, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte)
  • 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Superseded 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445
Sourced
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 148 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record