Carex filipes var. sparsinux




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Carex filipes Franchet & Savatier var. sparsinux (C. B. Clarke ex Franchet) Kükenthal
Synonyms Carex filipes Franchet et Savatier subsp. rouyana (Franchet) T. Koyama; Carex filipes Franchet et Savatier var. rouyana (Franchet) Kükenthal; Carex rouyana Franchet; Carex sparsinux C. B. Clarke ex Franchet
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-tama-turi-suge (オオタマツリスゲ, 大玉吊菅 [meaning: large ball hanging sedge])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Central region)
(Other nations) China
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=38
Description Culms 30-40cm tall. Leaves 3-5mm wide. Flowers 3-4 spikelets each 1-1.5cm long, flowering in April to June. Perennial plants.
Note Rare species.



May 2006
at mountane forest
May 2006
at mountane forest
May 2006
at mountane forest