Scientific Name

Carex pumila Thunb. 좀보리사초

Subgenus classification

: Carex.

Habitats

Occurs in Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungbuk, 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 10-30 cm.

Leaves

Leaves longer than the stem or similar to the stem, have glabrous surfaces, width about 3-4 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. Lateral spike length about 1.5-3.5 cm. Terminal spike length about 1.5-3.5 cm. Number of spikes per node one (one spike in one bract).

Bract

Lowermost bract shape leaf-like.

Glume

Staminate glume awn absent. Pistillate glume awn absent. Pistillate glume color whitish green to light brown (?) or dark brown to blackish brown (?).

Perigynium

Transverse section trigonous to terete. Perigynium shape ovate-lanceolate (the broadest part near the base), and densely flowered. Perigynium glabrous. Beak short (beak less than one-third of the total length), with bidentate to bifid mouth. Length 6-6.5 mm.

Achene

Appendage absent, no constrictions.