Carex limosa L., 1753 33% complete

Bog sedge

Sp. Pl.: 977 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded10 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 977 (1753) 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 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Bog sedge No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Sedge family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Northern Hemisphere, Hispaniola, NW. Venezuela No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 34 cm
  • 33.75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 500, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 33.75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 500, 818, 918
  • Superseded 33.75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 500, 818, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Foliage color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Foliage texture fine
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth rate empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 43 cm
  • 42.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 500, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 42.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 500, 818, 918
  • Superseded 42.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 500, 818, 918
Differs from sources
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jan, jun
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174
  • Superseded jan, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 92, 164, 178, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 92, 164, 178, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 92, 164, 178, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 9 / 9 · full sun
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 57, 71, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 57, 71, 444, 445
Sourced
Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · 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 · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 29 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Other
Salt tolerance —
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