Taxonomy: Fam. Cyperaceae// Genus: Carex// Species: Carex phyllostachys C. A. Mey.
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 Italy, parts of the Balkan Peninsula, Türkiye to Syria and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Oak woods at c. 900 m altitude in Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region).
Flowering period: Spring: APR.
Carex phyllostachys– habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– stems with leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– flowering stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– inflorescence. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– inflorescence with spikelet and leaf like female glumes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– inflorescence – spikelet and leaf-like female glumes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– inflorescence – spikelet and leaf-like female glumes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys – spikelet and leaf-like female glumes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– spikelet. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– spikelet with utricles and leaf-like female glumes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– spikelet with utricles and leaf-like female glumes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– spikelet with utricles and leaf-like female glumes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– developing spikelet. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– leaf-like female glumes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– stem wirh cauline leaf and vegetative shoots with basal leaves. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– stem with cauline leaf and inflorescence. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– stem and abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– leaf sheath. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– adaxial side of basal leaves. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– lower part of stems and plant base. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– basal sheaths. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– basal sheaths. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– basal sheaths. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– inflorescence. The lower female glumes are leaf like, at least 5 up to over 15 cm long. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Carex phyllostachys– spikelet. male florets ad utricles. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region). 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.
