Carex scabrifolia

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

Carex scabrifolia, also known as cao ye tai cao,

tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern parts of Asia.[2]

Description

The sedge has a rhizome that runs parallel to the ground sprouting new tufts. It has two or three thin culms with a triangular cross-section that grow to a height of 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in). The culms are mostly smooth but have a rough texture on the upper portion. The culms are surrounded by bladeless sheaths with a red-brown colour near the base that deteriorate over time into a mass of fibers.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by the botanist Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1855 as a part of the work Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum.[1] It has four synonyms; Carex pierotii described by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1865, Carex suberea described by Boott in 1867, Carex malinvaldii and Carex yabei.[4]

Distribution

C. scabrifolia is found in temperate biomes in eastern Asia from north central

Primorye and south to Taiwan.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Carex scabrifolia Steud". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Carex scabrifolia Steud". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Carex scabrifolia Steud". World Flora Online. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Carex scabrifolia Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 237 (1855)". World Checklist of Selected Plants. KewScience. Retrieved 15 October 2022.