Family | Cyperaceae |
Scientific name | Carex kujuzana Ohwi |
Synonyms | Carex kujuzana Ohwi var. dissitispicula (Ohwi) T. Koyama; Carex kunioi T. Koyama |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kujyu turi-suge (クジュウツリスゲ, 久住吊菅 [meaning: Mt. Kujyu hanging sedge]), rikuchu turi-suge (リクチュウツリスゲ, 陸中吊菅 [meaning: Rikuchu hanging sedge (Rikuchu = an old name of Iwate Prefecture)]), karuizawa turi-suge (カルイザワツリスゲ, 軽井沢吊菅 [meaning: Karuizawa City hanging sedge]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture), Kyushu (Ohita Prefecture) |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | Mountane field. |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Culms ca. 20-60cm tall. Leaves 3-7mm wide. Flowers male spikelets at top ca. 1.5-3cm long, flowering in May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Carex kujuzana Ohwi |
Note | Rare species. |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |