Carex yamatsutana - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Poales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
yamatsutana
ID:
353410
Status:
valid
Authors:
Ohwi
Source:
wcs
Year:
1932
Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1: 72 (1932)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000352742
Common Names
- Carex Yamatsutana
- Yamatsutana Sedge
- Yamatsutana Carex
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Carex yamatsutana (also called Yamatsuta Sedge, among many other common names) is a perennial grass-like plant native to East Asia, including China, Japan, and Korea. It grows in moist, shady habitats such as forests, grasslands, and wet meadows.
Uses & Benefits
Carex yamatsutana is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used to prevent soil erosion and to provide habitat for wildlife.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Carex yamatsutana has small, yellowish-green flowers that are arranged in a spike-like inflorescence. The seeds are small and black and the seedlings are slender with a single, long leaf.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Carex yamatsutana is a low-growing, clump-forming sedge that typically grows in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. It is native to moist meadows, stream banks, and lake shores in the northern United States and Canada. Propagation is by division of the clumps in spring or early summer.
Where to Find Carex yamatsutana
Carex yamatsutana can be found in Japan.
Carex yamatsutana FAQ
What is the scientific name of Carex yamatsutana?
Carex yamatsutana
What type of plant is Carex yamatsutana?
It is a species of sedge.
Where is Carex yamatsutana found?
It is found in Japan.
Species in the Carex genus
Carex abitibiana, Carex aboriginum, Carex abortiva, Carex abrupta, Carex abscondita, Carex acaulis, Carex accrescens, Carex acicularis, Carex acidicola, Carex acocksii, Carex acuta, Carex acutata, Carex acutiformis, Carex adelostoma, Carex adrienii, Carex adusta, Carex aematorrhyncha, Carex aequialta, Carex aestivaliformis, Carex aestivalis, Carex aethiopica, Carex agastachys, Carex agglomerata, Carex aggregata, Carex akitaensis, Carex akiyamana, Carex alajica, Carex alascana, Carex alata, Carex alba, Carex alberti, Carex albicans, Carex albolutescens, Carex albonigra, Carex albula, Carex albursina, Carex algida, Carex allanii, Carex alligata, Carex alliiformis, Carex allivescens, Carex alluvialis, Carex alma, Carex almii, Carex alopecoidea, Carex alopecuroides, Carex alsatica, Carex alsophila, Carex alta, Carex altaica,
Species in the Cyperaceae family
Abildgaardia mexicana, Abildgaardia ovata, Abildgaardia schoenoides, Abildgaardia triflora, Abildgaardia oxystachya, Abildgaardia odontocarpa, Abildgaardia macrantha, Abildgaardia fusiformis, Abildgaardia pachyptera, Actinoschoenus repens, Actinoschoenus yunnanensis, Actinoschoenus aphyllus, Actinoscirpus grossus, Afrotrilepis jaegeri, Afrotrilepis pilosa, Amphiscirpus nevadensis, Arthrostylis aphylla, Arthrostylis planiculmis, Becquerelia clarkei, Becquerelia cymosa, Becquerelia discolor, Becquerelia merkeliana, Becquerelia muricata, Becquerelia tuberculata, Bisboeckelera irrigua, Bisboeckelera longifolia, Bisboeckelera microcephala, Bisboeckelera vinacea, Blysmus compressus, Blysmus mongolicola, Blysmus rufus, Blysmus sinocompressus, Bolboschoenoplectus mariqueter, Bolboschoenus caldwellii, Bolboschoenus capensis, Bolboschoenus fluviatilis, Bolboschoenus glaucus, Bolboschoenus grandispicus, Bolboschoenus laticarpus, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Bolboschoenus medianus, Bolboschoenus nobilis, Bolboschoenus novae-angliae, Bolboschoenus planiculmis, Bolboschoenus robustus, Bolboschoenus schmidii, Bolboschoenus stagnicola, Bolboschoenus yagara, Bolboschoenus koshevnikovii, Bolboschoenus biconcavus,
References
Jisaburo Ohwi (1905-1977): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Ohwi' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303015-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].