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Carex oshimensis

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Carex oshimensis
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. oshimensis
Binomial name
Carex oshimensis
Synonyms[2]

Carex oshimensis f. variegata Hid.Takah.

Carex oshimensis, the Japanese sedge (a name it shares with Carex morrowii), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Japan.[2] With its striped foliage, it is widely used as a non‑spreading ground cover. Its cultivar 'Evergold' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, it has a broad yellow stripe down the centre of each leaf. It is an easy subject for moist soils in sun or partial shade.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28: 326 (1914)
  2. ^ a b "Carex oshimensis Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (v) Japanese sedge 'Evergold'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 October 2020. Synonyms Carex morrowii 'Evergold'; Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold'; Carex oshimensis 'Everbrite'; Carex oshimensis 'Honeybird'; Carex 'Evergold'