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Carex aequialta

Species of sedge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Carex aequialta is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to China, Japan and Korea.[1] Its common name in Korean is 물꼬리사초 or Mul-kko-ri-sa-cho.[2]

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The perennial herb typically grows to a height of 42 to 60 cm (17 to 24 in) and has short rhizomes and trigonous shaped culms with a length of 26 to 50 cm (10 to 20 in).[2] The basal leaves are brown and scalelike. There are also cauline leaves. The inflorescence is corymb-like with 2 to 4 spikes. The terminal spikes are 1.5 to 4.5 centimeters long, and awnless. There are 2 to 3 lateral spikes which are between 1.5 and 5 long.[clarification needed] The perigynia are obovate, wide, and smooth. The achenes are suborbicular are 2 to 2.5 millimeters long.[3]

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