Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Western Eurasia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

The grey sedge is a grass-like plant that grows in clumps across Eurasia. Its seeds are encased in tiny, hooked sacs that latch onto passing fur to travel to new soil.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex divulsa