Carex hachijoensis
| Carex hachijoensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. hachijoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex hachijoensis Akiyama
| |
Carex hachijoensis is a sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to temperate parts of eastern Asia in Japan.[1][2] It is native to Hachijo Island, an small island located to the east of Honshu, Japan's largest island.[3]
The species was named by the botanist Shigeo Akiyama in 1937.[1]
The culms, the flowering stems, are three sided and 20–40 centimeters (7.9–15.7 in) tall. The leaves are longer than the culms with a width of 6–7 millimeters. Like the culms they are nearly hairless; they are dark green and somewhat thick in comparison with other sedge leaves.[4]
Carex hachijoensis is not likely to be in cultivation. The variegated cultivar 'Evergold' is misidentified as this species but is actually Carex oshimensis.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Carex hachijoensis Akiyama". World Flora Online. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Carex hachijoensis Akiyama". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ a b Darke, Rick (1999). The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses. Timber Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-88192-464-0. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ Ohwi, Jisaburo (大井 次三郎) (1965). Meyer, Frederick G.; Walker, Egbert H. (eds.). Flora of Japan : in English : combined, much revised and extended translation. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. p. 241. Retrieved 13 February 2026.