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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex kobomugi   FAMILY Cyperaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex kobomugi   FAMILY Cyperaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Sand Sedge, Japanese Beach Sedge, Sea Isle Sedge, Asiatic Sand Sedge


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image of Carex kobomugi, Japanese Sand Sedge, Japanese Beach Sedge, Sea Isle Sedge, Asiatic Sand Sedge

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org    bug_5457143

Month Unknown        

A coarse-looking sedge, leaves with fine teeth that your fingers can feel, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Carex kobomugi, Japanese Sand Sedge, Japanese Beach Sedge, Sea Isle Sedge, Asiatic Sand Sedge

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org    bug_5457151

Month Unknown        

Male & female flowers on separate plants/Fruits enclosed in a paperlike sac, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

image of Carex kobomugi, Japanese Sand Sedge, Japanese Beach Sedge, Sea Isle Sedge, Asiatic Sand Sedge

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org    bug_5457220

Month Unknown        

Sand burial seems to stimulate growth of rhizomes, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex kobomugi   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex kobomugi   FAMILY Cyperaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3794

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Dioecious (rarely monoecious)

Habitat: Sand dunes, especially on fore-dunes, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Japan

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet

 

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