Carex distachya Desf.

Spice

Family: CYPERACEAE

Genus: Carex

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Tarragona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Oakforest. Holm oak forest.

Characteristics: A small sized Carex with all spikes same in appearance and erect, forming a discontinuous inflorescence with the lower spike concisely pedunculate. This latter aspect differentiates it from C. oedipostyla, which has a peduncle that emerges from the base of the plant, although both species are very similar.

Observations: This species habitat is in holm-oak woods.