Carex dickinsii

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Dickins' sedge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. dickinsii
Binomial name
Carex dickinsii

Carex dickinsii, also known as Dickins' sedge

tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Japan, Taiwan and south-eastern China.[3]

Description

The sedge has a

club shapeed terminal male spike that is 1.5 to 2 cm (0.59 to 0.79 in) in length.[4]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by the botanists Adrien René Franchet and Ludovic Savatier in 1878 as a part of the work Enumeratio Plantarum in Japonia Sponte Crescentium[2]

It has one synonym; Carex coreana described by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1889.[3]

Distribution

The sedge is found in

temperate areas of eastern Asia, from Japan in the north, Korea and the Fujian province of Chine in the south.[3]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2023 – via Korea Forest Service
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  2. ^ a b "Carex dickinsii Franch. & Sav". Tropics. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Carex dickinsii Franch. & Sav". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Carex dickinsii Franch. & Sav". World Flora Online. Retrieved 4 February 2023.