Carex otrubae, Carex nemorosa, False Fox-Sedge,
כריך שחום
 
Scientific name:  Carex otrubae Podp.
Synonym name:  Carex nemorosa Rebent., Carex cuprina Nendtv.; Carex vulpina auct.
Common name:  False fox-sedge
Hebrew name:  כריך שחום
Family:  Cyperaceae, גמאיים

Carex otrubae,Carex nemorosa, False Fox-Sedge, כריך שחום
Date Picture Taken: March 24, 2008

 
Life form:  Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:  Alternate, entire
Flowers:  Green
Flowering Period:   March, April, May
Habitat:   Humid habitats
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:   Euro-Siberian - Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:  Perenating

Carex otrubae,Carex nemorosa, False Fox-Sedge, כריך שחום
Date Picture Taken: April 28, 2006


Derivation of the botanical name:
Carex, cutter, from sharp leaf and stem edges
otrubae, for Joseph Otruba (b.1889), of Moravia.
nemorosa, pertaining to woods and groves.
  • The standard author abbreviation Podp.. is used to indicate Josef Podpera (1878–1954), Czech botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation Rebent. is used to indicate Johann Friedrich Rebentisch (1772–1810) , a Prussian botanist.