Cyperaceae FAMILY

Carex macrocephala

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Carex macrocephala is a perennial plant with a long, stout creeping rhizomatous rootstock. It produces clusters of grass-like leaves around 10 - 20cm tall, spreading at the roots to form coloniesl74, 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, northern Japan; Western N. America - Alaska to Oregon.

HabitatSand dunes along the seacoast, N. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Sandy beaches along seacoasts, sounds, bays, and inlets, especially on dunes in N. America[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].