Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Madeira, from Northwest and Central Europe to the Mediterranean according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Wet habitats – along rivers, from 500 up to c. 1200 m altitude.
Flowering period: Spring – summer: APR, MAY, JUN.
Carex pendula – habit. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – habit. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – male spikes. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – female spikes. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – peduncle of female spike and bract. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – adaxial side of bract (left) and abaxial side of bract (right). Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – stem with leaves. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – leaves. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – leaves. Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – adaxial side of leaf (left) and abaxial side of leaf (right). Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – flowering stem with inflorescence, bracts and leaves. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – inflorescence with spikes and bracts. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – male and females spikes. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – A: male spike; B: apex of female spikes; C: females spikes with utricles; D: utricles and glumes. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – vegetative shoot (lest) and leaves (right). Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Koshutnica region near Emirica, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – habit. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – habit. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – habit. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – flowering stem with male and female spikelets. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – male spikelet. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – male spikelet. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – female spikelet. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – male apex of female spikelet. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – leaves. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – leaves. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – plant base. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – adaxial side of leaf. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – abaxial side of leaf. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 21.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – habit. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – habit. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – stem with male and female spieklets. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – spent male spieklets. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – female spikelet with utricles. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – female spikelet with utricles. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – female spikelet with utricles and bract. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – female spikelet with utricles and male apex. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – female spikelet with utricles and male apex. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – female spikelets and bracts. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – adaxial side of bract. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – abaxial side of bract. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – cauline leaf and basal leaves. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – adaxial side of cauline leaf. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – abaxial side of cauline leaf. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – stem and base of cauline leaf. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – stem. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – stem. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – basal sheaths. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – basal sheaths. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex pendula – basal leaves. “Golema” River near the artificial waterfall near lake “Gradche”, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Carex L. Chater, A. O. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 290 – 323.
