Scientific Name

Carex neofilipes Nakai 그늘실사초

Subgenus classification

: Carex.

Habitats

Occurs in Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam or Jeju (?), and it lives in high altitude (approximately 1000m or higher).

Stem

Clumped growth, with basal sheath color dark brown to reddish brown, and length about 32 cm.

Leaves

Leaves shorter than the stem, have glabrous surfaces, width about 3 mm.

Inflorescence

The number of spikes two or more. Spike shapes different (showing distinct sexual characteristics), with all spikes unisexual, spikes arranged loosely. Terminal spike sexuality staminate. Lateral spike sexuality pistillate, and erect to ascend. Terminal spike length about 1.1-1.4 cm. Number of spikes per node one (one spike in one bract).

Bract

Lowermost bract shape leaf-like.

Glume

Pistillate glume awn absent, short (awn less than one-third of the total length) or long (awn more than one-third of the total length). Pistillate glume color whitish green to light brown.

Perigynium

Transverse section trigonous to terete. Perigynium shape ovate-lanceolate (the broadest part near the base), and loosely flowered. Perigynium 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 5-6 mm.

Achene

Appendage absent, no constrictions.