Biology:Carex morrowii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Carex morrowii | |
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| 'Ice Dance' cultivar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. morrowii
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex morrowii Boott
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Carex morrowii, the kan suge, Morrow's sedge, Japanese grass sedge or Japanese sedge (a name it shares with Carex oshimensis), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.[2][3][4] It is native to central and southern Japan, and has been introduced to Belgium, Denmark and Austria.[1]
An ornamental sedge with a large number of (mostly variegated) cultivars, it tolerates heavy shade and wet soil, and is erosion and deer-resistant.[3] Consequently it is recommended as a slowly spreading ground cover, for naturalizing, and in rain gardens.[3][2] It is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9 and does well in containers.[3]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are currently accepted:[1]
- Carex morrowii var. laxa Ohwi – Yakushima
- Carex morrowii var. morrowii
- Carex morrowii var. temnolepis (Franch.) Ohwi – Japan
Cultivars
A large number of cultivars are commercially available, including:
- 'Everglow'[5]
- 'Fisher's Form'[6]
- 'Gilt'[7]
- 'Gold Band'[8]
- 'Ice Dance'[9]
- 'Irish Green'[10]
- 'Nana Variegata'[11]
- 'Pinkie'[12]
- 'Silk Tassel'[lower-alpha 1][13]
- 'Vanilla Ice'[14]
- 'Variegata'[15]
Notes
- ↑ A cultivar of C. morrowii var. temnolepis
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Carex morrowii Boott". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301072-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Carex morrowii". N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2022. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carex-morrowii. "Evergold Carex, Japanese Sedge, Kan suge, Marrow's Sedge"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Carex morrowii". Missouri Botanical Garden. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=279740.
- ↑ "Carex morrowii Boott". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/91026/carex-morrowii-boott/details. "Synonyms; Carex 'Kan-suge', Carex fortunei"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Everglow' PBR (EverColor Series) (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/375198/carex-morrowii-everglow-pbr-(evercolor-series)-(v)/details. "6 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Fisher's Form' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/66570/carex-morrowii-fisher-s-form-(v)/details. "9 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Gilt' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/109516/carex-morrowii-gilt-(v)/details. "2 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Gold Band'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/158494/carex-morrowii-gold-band/details. "3 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/135663/carex-morrowii-ice-dance/details. "36 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Irish Green'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/369289/carex-morrowii-irish-green/details. "5 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Nana Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/85580/carex-morrowii-nana-variegata-(v)/details. "1 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Pinkie'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/299524/carex-morrowii-pinkie/details. "1 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii var. temnolepis 'Silk Tassel' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/158496/carex-morrowii-var-temnolepis-silk-tassel-(v)/details.
- ↑ "Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice' PBR) (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/359900/carex-morrowii-vanilla-ice-(-vanice-pbr)-(v)/details. "5 suppliers"
- ↑ "Carex morrowii 'Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/99270/carex-morrowii-variegata-(v)/details. "13 suppliers"
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