Korean Carex Interactive Key

This study focused on 117 of the 220 Carex taxa native to Korea (NLSK, 2024 and Son et al., 2025).

The selection criterion was the availability of specimens at the herbaria of Sungshin Women's University (SWU) and the Korea National Arboretum (KH) for direct observation.  

Minkyung Jung, Yanghoon Cho, and Sangtae Kim  

Dept. of Biotechnology Sungshin Women's Univ., Seoul, Rep. of Korea

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References:

NLSK 2024. National List of Species of Korea. Facilitated by National Institute of Biological Resources. https://kbr.go.kr/ (accessed 30 Oct 2025).

Son, D.C., Jang, J.E., Park, B.K., Lee, K.-H., Kang, E.S., Chang, K.S., Jung, S.-Y., Gil, H.-Y., Kim, S.-J., & Choi, K. 2025. An updated checklist of the vascular flora native to Korea. J. Asia-Pac. Biodivers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2025.04.004.

Contact:

Minkyung Jung (jmink3210 et gmail.com)

Sangtae Kim (amborella et sungshin.ac.kr)