Carex elata All., 1785 22% complete

Tufted sedge

Fl. Pedem. 2: 272 (1785)

Data sources

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Sourced6 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author All. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Fl. Pedem. 2: 272 (1785) 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 1785 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Tufted sedge No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Sedge family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to C. Asia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 35 cm
  • 35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 31 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 203, 421, 500, 818, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 31 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 203, 421, 500, 818, 898, 918
  • Superseded 35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 31 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 203, 421, 500, 818, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 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 108 cm
  • 107.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 203, 421, 500, 818, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 107.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 203, 421, 500, 818, 898, 918
  • Superseded 107.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 203, 421, 500, 818, 898, 918
Differs from sources
Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, apr · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
  • Superseded jan, apr · 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 · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 203, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 203, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 203, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty No source recorded
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Rejected 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Rejected 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Rejected 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Not on the record
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil nutriments empty
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
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 45 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