Cyperaceae
Maui sedge
Carex thunbergii
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Carex thunbergiiCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 陌上菅
- English
- Maui sedge
- Japanese
- アゼスゲ
Synonyms
- Carex brachysandra Franch.
- Carex gaudichaudiana f. brachysandra (Franch.) Kük.
- Carex gaudichaudiana var. thunbergii (Steud.) Kük.
- Carex thunbergii var. brachysandra (Franch.) Miyabe & Kudô
- Carex thunbergii var. pallidisquama Akiyama
- Carex thunbergii var. platycarpa Franch. & Sav.
- Carex thunbergii var. quinquenervis Franch. & Sav.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
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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.