Carex stramentitia SEEDS

Description

Carex stramentitia seeds grow into a sedge native to the subtropical biome of South Africa a typical South African member of the vast genus Carex. The epithet stramentitia means ‘straw-like’, referring to the straw-yellow or pale colour of the culms or inflorescences. A South African sedge from the grasslands, wetlands or forest margins of the Cape floristic region or the eastern South African subtropical zone. The genus Carex encompasses ~2,000 species globally, with a particular concentration in the temperate Northern Hemisphere but with numerous African representatives. Family Cyperaceae.

Full sun to partial shade; moist to well-drained soils; warm subtropical South African conditions.

• ‘Stramentitia’ = straw-like; straw-yellow pale culms or inflorescences; South African sedge
• South African subtropical sedge; grasslands, wetlands or forest margins
• S. Africa subtropical biome; South African Carex
• Genus Carex ~2,000 species; Family Cyperaceae
• Full sun to partial shade; moist soils; warm subtropical South African; Family Cyperaceae

Carex stramentitia is the straw-coloured South African sedge a pale-culmed South African member of the world’s second-largest plant genus, growing in the subtropical zones of South Africa where the Cyperaceae make a significant contribution to the extraordinary diversity of the South African flora.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.