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Beaded Sedge
Carex rostrata

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Herb: Beaded Sedge

Latin name: Carex rostrata

Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

Edible parts of Beaded Sedge:

Root - cooked. Seed. No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use.

Description of the plant:

Habitat of the herb:

Wet peaty places with a high water table.

Other uses of Beaded Sedge:

The straw is used for bedding.

Propagation of the herb:

Seed - sow in situ in the spring in a moist soil in light shade. If seed is in short supply it can be sown in a cold frame and be planted out in the summer. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 6 weeks at 15°C. Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer or following spring.

Cultivation of Beaded Sedge:

Wet peaty places with a high water table.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Carex rostrata:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.