Carex phacota
Lakeshore Sedge, Lentoid Sedge
Also known as: Carex biconvexis D.Don +16 more
- Carex biconvexis D.Don
- Carex cincta Franch.
- Carex cincta subsp. subphacota Kük.
- Carex cincta var. subphacota Kük.
- Carex fauriae Franch.
- Carex gracilipes Miq.
- Carex lenticularis D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor
- Carex lepidopristis H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Carex phacota subsp. gracilispica Kük.
- Carex phacota subsp. minor C.B.Clarke
- Carex phacota var. cincta (Franch.) Ohwi
- Carex phacota var. gracilispica Kük.
- Carex phacota var. shichiseitensis Ohwi
- Carex phacota var. subphacota Kük.
- Carex platycarpa Hochst. ex Steud.
- Carex pruinosa subsp. aristata Kuntze
- Carex pruinosa var. aristata Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex phacota (commonly known as Lakeshore sedge or Lentoid Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. The genus Carex is notably large, comprising more than 2300 species.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam