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Carex phyllocaula is a sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to tropical parts of Asia in Thailand.
C. phyllocaula is a perennial sedge with a rhizome. It has a loosely tufted habit with smooth culms that have a triangular cross section and are typically 50 to 60 cm (20 to 24 in) in length and 1 to 1.5 mm (0.039 to 0.059 in) wide. The flat and linear cauline leaves that grow from the base and are green to dark brown in colour with a length of around 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) and a width of 3 to 5 mm (0.12 to 0.20 in).
Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex phyllocaula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
