| Carex hakonensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. hakonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex hakonensis | |
Carex hakonensis, also known as small-needle sedge, [1] is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan and Korea. [2]
Ornamental grasses are grasses grown as ornamental plants. Ornamental grasses are popular in many colder hardiness zones for their resilience to cold temperatures and aesthetic value throughout fall and winter seasons.
Carex is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.
Carex japonica, known as East Asian sedge, is a species of perennial sedge of the genus Carex which can be used like an ornamental plant.
Carex disperma is a species of sedge known by the common names softleaf sedge or two-seed sedge. It is native to much of the northern Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Greenland, most of Canada and the contiguous United States, and across Eurasia.
Carex vesicaria is an essentially Holarctic species of sedge known as bladder sedge, inflated sedge, and blister sedge. It has been used to insulate footwear in Norway and among the Sami people, and for basketry in North America.
Carex spicata is a species of sedge in the genus Carex.
Carex bigelowii is a species of sedge known by the common names Bigelow's sedge, Gwanmo sedge, and stiff sedge. It has an Arctic–alpine distribution in Eurasia and North America, and grows up to 50 centimetres (20 in) tall in a variety of habitats.
Carex vaginata is a species of sedge known by the common name sheathed sedge.
Carex kobomugi is a species of sedge, known as the Japanese sedge or Asiatic sand sedge, that lives in sandy coastal areas of eastern Asia, and has become an invasive species in the north-eastern United States.
Carex stipata, variously called the prickly sedge, awl-fruited sedge, awlfruit sedge, owlfruit sedge, swamp sedge, sawbeak sedge, stalk-grain sedge and common fox sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada, the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Far Eastern Russia. It is a wetland obligate.
Carex breviculmis, called the Asian shortstem sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Asia from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, north as far as Khabarovsk Krai, and Malesia, New Guinea, Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. It has been introduced to the US state of Mississippi. Typically found in forests, it is quite shade tolerant.
Carex deweyanaDewey's sedge, short-scale sedge, is a species of sedge native to Canada and the United States.
Carex peckii, Peck's sedge, Peck's oak sedge, or white-tinged sedge, is a species of sedge native to Canada and the United States.
Carex rugulosa, also known as the thick-nerve sedge or the slender-culm thick-nerve sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern parts of Asia.
Carex makinoensis, also known as tufted rock-living sedge' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.
Carex mitrata, also known as mitra sedge' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan and eastern parts of China.
Carex shimidzensis is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Japan, Korea and the Kuril Islands.
Carex dickinsii, also known as Dickins' sedge or chao xian tai cao in pinyin, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Japan, Taiwan and south-eastern China.
Carex filipes, also known as Fishing-rod-like sedge or papillose sedge is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan and southern parts of China.
Carex forficula, also known as scissors-like sedge and xi shui tai cao in pinyin in China, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan, Korea, and eastern parts of China and Russia.