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Carex Nigricans

Carex brachystachys

Carex Nigricans
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0

Carex nigricans (also written Carex brachystachys in some sources) is a small perennial sedge from the mountains of central and southern Europe, forming tufts of grass-like foliage. It is a cool-climate plant that needs moisture and cool conditions to thrive.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially in the growing season, and avoid letting it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil, often an alpine or mountain-meadow type mix.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; prefers cool summers and mild conditions, and struggles in hot, humid heat.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Mts. of C. & S. Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Carex brachystachys is a species of sedge found in the mountains of central and southern Europe.

Other Carex plants

Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex brachystachys by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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