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Carex shimidzensis
Carex shimidzensis is a tussock-forming perennial sedge native to Japan, Korea and the Kuril Islands. It is grown as an ornamental grass-like plant, valued for its fine, arching foliage in shade gardens.
Carex shimidzensis is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Japan, Korea and the Kuril Islands.
The species was first formally described by the botanist Adrien René Franchet in 1895 as a part of the work Bulletin annuel de la Société Philomatique de Paris.
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
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
