Carex oshimensis




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Carex oshimensis Nakai
Synonyms Carex oshimensis Nakai forma variegata H. Takahashi
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-shima kan-suge [Oh-shima Island winter sedge (Oh-shima = biggest island in Izu islands)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Izu islands
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=34, 38
Description Flowers flowering in March to May. Perennial plants.
Note Native to Japan
Note Carex hachijoensis Akiyama is not a synonym of Carex oshimensis Nakai.
Carex morrowii Boott is not a synonym of Carex oshimensis Nakai.



March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden