Carex lanceolata

Carex lanceolata is a species of sedge (genus Carex), native to the eastern half of China, Mongolia, eastern Siberia, Korea, Sakhalin, and Japan.[2] Its seeds are dispersed by ants.[3]

Carex lanceolata
Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. lanceolata
Binomial name
Carex lanceolata
Synonyms[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex lanceolata var. lanceolata
  • Carex lanceolata var. laxa Ohwi
  • Carex lanceolata var. subpediformis Kük.

References

  1. M.C.Perry, Narr. Exped. China Japan 2: 326 (1857)
  2. "Carex lanceolata Boott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. Tanaka, Koki; Tokuda, Makoto (2020). "Negative correlation between dispersal investment and canopy openness among populations of the ant-dispersed sedge, Carex lanceolata". Plant Ecology. 221 (11): 1105–1115. doi:10.1007/s11258-020-01065-6. S2CID 221019572.


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