Cyperaceae
Japanese sedge
Carex kobomugi
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 海米, 筛草, 三方草, 砂砧薹草, 篩草, 蒒实
- English
- Japanese sedge, Asiatic sand sedge
- Japanese
- コウボウムギ
- Korean
- 통보리사초
- Russian
- Осока Кобомуги
- wuu
- 筛草
Synonyms
- Carex macrocephala f. kobomugi (Ohwi) Makino
- Carex macrocephala var. kobomugi (Ohwi) Miyabe & Kudô
- Carex macrocephala var. longibracteata Oliv.
- Vignea kobomugi (Ohwi) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.