Carex oahuensis var. robusta




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Carex oahuensis C. A. Meyer var. robusta Franchet & Savatier
Synonyms Carex boottiana Hooker et Arnott; Carex wahuensis C. A. Meyer subsp. robsuta (Franchet & Savatier) T. Koyama; Carex wahuensis C. A. Meyer var. robsuta Franchet & Savatier
Common name (Japanese common name) hige-suge [beard sedge], iso-suge [coastal sedge]
(English common name) Oahu sedge
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Tokai region, Izu isilanda), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=62
Description Flowers culms 30-50cm, male spikelet 3-5cm flowering in April to June. Perennial plants.



March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden
March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden
March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden



March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden
March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden
March 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden



May 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden
May 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden
May 2006
at Tsukuba Botanicak Garden