Carex divulsa Stokes subsp. divulsa

Spice Inflorescence

Family: CYPERACEAE

Genus: Carex

Sinònims: Carex muricata L. subsp. divulsa (Stokes) Husnot

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Humid soils.

Characteristics: A caespitose plant with a discontinuous inflorescence made up of more than to spikes per stem (3-10), in the form of a spike, all of them similar in appearance, save for one spike with male flowers at the apex. The vesicle that surrounds the seed (utricle) has a convex face while the other is flat, with a beak longer than the glume. Leaves are scratchy to the touch.