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Carex streptorrhampha

Carex streptorrhampha is a sedge (a grass-like perennial) from the Cyperaceae family, native to Tibet and Myanmar. It is a wild species seldom grown in gardens, so care guidance is limited and generally follows that of other moisture-loving temperate sedges.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist and do not let it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, fertile, humus-rich soil or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Tibet to Myanmar
Climate
temperate

About

Carex streptorrhampha is a sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to temperate parts of Asia in Tibet and tropical parts of Asia in Myanmar.

Other Carex plants

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 streptorrhampha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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