Carex vesicaria L.

Carex vesicaria is an essentially Holarctic species of sedge known as bladder sedge, inflated sedge, and blister sedge. It has been used to insulate footwear in Norway, Sweden and among the Sami people, and for basketry in North America.

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Synonyms 50

Carex bongardiana, Carex monile, Carex raeana, Carex schrenkiana, Carex suilla, Carex udensis, Carex vaseyi, Trasus vesicarius, Carex vesicaria subsp. alpigena, Carex vesicaria subsp. flavescens, Carex vesicaria subsp. subfusca, Carex vesicaria subsp. virens, Carex drymophila var. udensis, Carex exsiccata var. globosa, Carex exsiccata var. pungens, Carex miliaris var. raeana, Carex monile var. colorata, Carex monile var. monstrosa, Carex monile var. obtusisquamis, Carex monile var. pacifica, Carex monile var. raeana, Carex pulla var. sibirica, Carex salina var. ambusta, Carex vesicaria var. alpigena, Carex vesicaria var. brachystachys, Carex vesicaria var. calcifoenum, Carex vesicaria var. colorata, Carex vesicaria var. dichroa, Carex vesicaria var. fatua, Carex vesicaria var. globosa, Carex vesicaria var. lanceolata, Carex vesicaria var. latifolia, Carex vesicaria var. monile, Carex vesicaria var. monstrosa, Carex vesicaria var. obtusisquamis, Carex vesicaria var. pacifica, Carex vesicaria var. raeana, Carex vesicaria var. robusta, Carex vesicaria var. subalpina, Carex vesicaria var. virens, Carex pulla f. dichroa, Carex pulla f. pedunculata, Carex pulla f. polystachya, Carex saxatilis f. dichroa, Carex vesicaria f. alpigena, Carex vesicaria f. aurea, Carex vesicaria f. brachystachys, Carex vesicaria f. dichroa, Carex vesicaria f. elatior, Carex vesicaria f. fluitans

165,727 GBIF occurrences
5,872 iNaturalist observations

Conservation status code

Conservation: status label

Least Concern

Conservation: population trend

Stable

Conservation: year assessed

2014

IUCN Red List page

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167846/42370710

Habitats

IUCN: population narrative

This species is widespread and abundant throughout its known range. There is no detailed information available on population size.

IUCN: habitat narrative

C. vesicaria is a typical plant of the margins of mesotrophic lakes, often occurring where there is some calcareous influence (Preston et al. 2002), as well as on the margins of streams, ponds, lakes and canals.

IUCN: threats narrative

There are no known past, ongoing or future threats to this species.

IUCN: conservation narrative

In Germany, C. vesicaria is listed as Near Threatened. Conservation measures may be needed to protect and monitor isolated occurrences in Mediterranean Europe. Monitoring of representative populations is also recommended in central Europe.

IUCN: rationale

This species is classed as Least Concern as it is widespread with stable populations and does not face any major threats.

Carex vesicaria L.

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