Japanese sedge

(Carex oshimensis)

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Description

arex oshimensis, Japanese sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Japan. With its striped foliage, it is widely used as a non‑spreading ground cover. Its cultivar 'Evergold' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, it has a broad yellow stripe down the centre of each leaf. It is an easy subject for moist soils in sun or partial shade

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Cyperaceae
Genus:Carex
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