| Carex japonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex japonica | |
Carex japonica, known as East Asian sedge, [1] is a species of perennial sedge of the genus Carex which can be used like an ornamental plant.
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 over 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 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.
C. japonica may refer to:
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 lanceolata is a species of sedge, native to the eastern half of China, Mongolia, eastern Siberia, Korea, Sakhalin, and Japan. Its seeds are dispersed by ants.
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 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 the 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 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.
Carex hakonensis, also known as small-needle sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan and Korea.
Carex idzuroei, also known as small-Dickin's sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of China, Japan and Korea.
Carex nervata, also known as nerved-mitra sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to far eastern parts of Russia, Mongolia, Manchuria, Japan and Korea.
Carex omiana, also known as suwon sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to north eastern parts of China, Japan and the Kuril Islands.
Carex onoei, also known as needle sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to far south eastern parts of Russia, north eastern parts of China, Korea and northern parts of Japan.
Carex ulobasis, also known as montane sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of eastern Russia in the north to Korea in the south.
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