Carex autumnalis

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Carex autumnalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. autumnalis
Binomial name
Carex autumnalis
Ohwi [1]

Carex autumnalis is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. [1] It was first formally named by Jisaburo Ohwi in 1930. [2] Carex autumnalis is native to Japan and mainland eastern Asia, from southeastern China to North Korea. [1] In China it grows in shady ravines. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carex autumnalis Ohwi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. "Carex autumnalis Ohwi". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. Lun-Kai Dai; Tetsuo Koyama. "Carex autumnalis". Flora of China. Vol. 23. Retrieved 27 August 2020 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.