Carex kujuzana




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