Carex dispalata
| Carex dispalata | |
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| Carex dispalata in a wet area | |
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| North of Vladivostok | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. dispalata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex dispalata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Carex dispalata is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae.[2] It is native to Nepal, Inner Mongolia, north-central and southeastern China, Manchuria, the Korean peninsula, Primorsky Krai, Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and Japan.[1] A clumping rhizomatous perennial reaching 40 to 80 cm (16 to 31 in), it is found in wet habitats such as riversides, pond margins, ditches, and marshes at elevations from 500 to 2,900 m (1,600 to 9,500 ft).[1][2][3] In Japan it is informally cultivated and used to make bedding and straw hats.[3]
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Carex dispalata Boott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- 1 2 "269. Carex dispalata Boott ex A. Gray, Narr. Exped. China Japan. 325. 1857. 皱果薹草 zhou guo tai cao". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria. 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- 1 2 Fern, Ken (13 October 2024). "Useful Temperate Plants Carex dispalata". temperate.theferns.info. Useful Temperate Plants Database. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Carex dispalata subsp. dispalata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Carex dispalata subsp. laxiflorens T.Koyama". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 August 2026.