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*Carex kobomugi Ohwi. Section: [26k] Section 8 Macrocephalae. Common name: Sea Isle Sedge, Japanese Beach Sedge, Asian Sand Sedge. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Sand dunes, especially on fore-dunes. Distribution: Native of Japan.

ID notes: C. kobomugi is distinctive in its short stout culms, and its terminal, headlike, dioecious inflorescences. This species is planted as a stabilizer of coastal dunes.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy : = C, F, FNA23, G, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Va; = n/a – RAB, Tat

Links to other floras: = Carex kobomugi - FNA23

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