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Hassock-Grass (Carex cespitosa)

Carex cespitosa is a perennial sedge forming dense tussocks in wet grasslands, fens, and marshy areas. Native to Europe and Asia, it stabilizes soil and supports wetland.

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Flowering & Fruiting Cycles

Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.

Northern hemisphere

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Southern hemisphere

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Synonyms
Carex drejeri O.Lang
Carex erecta J.F.Gmel.
Carex ferax J.F.Gmel.
Carex fridrichsthaliana Steud.
Carex glabella Pabreža ex C.Regel
Carex inaequalis J.F.Gmel.
Carex inumbrata V.I.Krecz.
Carex minuta Franch.
Carex nutans J.F.Gmel.
Carex oligophylla Freyn
Carex pacifica Drejer
Carex quinata J.F.Gmel.
Carex retorta (Fr.) V.I.Krecz.
Carex rubra H.Lév. & Vaniot
Carex spreta Steud.
Limivasculum cespitosum (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.
Neskiza cespitosa (L.) Raf.
Vignantha drejeri (O.Lang) Schur
Vignea cespitosa (L.) Rchb.
Vignea drejeri (O.Lang) Fuss
Vignea neglecta Peterm.
Vignea pacifica (Drejer) Rchb. ex Nyman
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classLiliopsida
  • orderPoales
  • familyCyperaceae
  • genusCarex
  • speciesCarex cespitosa