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Carex oshimensis Nakai
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
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Carex L. (スゲ)Section Praecoces (シバスゲ)Sometimes grouped into Section Mitratae (ヌカスゲ)O-shimakansuge (オオシマカンスゲ, 大島寒菅) Lifeform: turfed, evergreen, perennial sedge ≈ 30-40 cm tall Distribution: endemic to the Izu Island chain, represented by O-shima and Hatsushima Island (大島, 初島), central Japan Habitat: forest floors, volcanic deserts, roadsides, etc. |
Phylogeny: close to C. conica f. variegata Hid. Takah. (フイリオオシマカンスゲ) |
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Carex oshimensis in Japan
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[1-3] in the Koishikawa Botanical Garden (小石川植物園), the University of Tokyo, on March 16 2017.
f. variegata (フイリオオシマカンスゲ)
cv. Evergold
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[1-3] at a greenhouse in Yurigahara Park, Sapporo, on March 17 2024.