Scientific Name

Carex kobomugi Ohwi 통보리사초

Subgenus classification

: Vignea.

Habitats

Occurs in Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungnam, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam or Jeju, and it lives in coastline.

Stem

Scattered growth, with basal sheath color dark brown to reddish brown, and length about 10-20 cm.

Leaves

Leaves longer than the stem, have glabrous surfaces, width about 3-8 mm.

Inflorescence

The number of spikes two or more. Spike shapes all same (no distinct differentiation between sexual characteristics), with all spikes unisexual or some spikes bisexual. Spike sexuality staminate (male) or pistillate (female). Entire inflorescence length about 4-5 cm, spikes arranged densely. Terminal spike sexuality staminate or androgynous (by misinterpretation). Lateral spike sexuality androgynous, and erect to ascend. Terminal spike length about 4-5 cm (by misinterpretation). Number of spikes per node one (one spike in one bract).

Bract

Lowermost bract shape leaf-like.

Glume

Staminate glume awn long (awn more than one-third of the total length). Pistillate glume awn long (awn more than one-third of the total length). Pistillate glume color whitish green to light brown.

Perigynium

Transverse section lenticular to biconvex. Perigynium shape ovate-lanceolate (the broadest part near the base), and densely flowered. Perigynium glabrous or hairy or pubescent. Beak long (beak more than one-third of the total length), thick (the beak is not distinguished from the perigynium , and the starting point of the beak is more than one-third of the widest part of the perigynium), with bidentate to bifid mouth. Length 10-15 mm.

Achene

Appendage absent, no constrictions.