Cyperaceae FAMILY

Carex scabrifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Carex scabrifolia is a clump-forming plant producing clusters of grass-like leaves and growing around 30 - 60cm tall[ 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. ]. It spreads by means of short stolons. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use to make ropes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, eastern China, Korea, Japan

HabitatBeaches or wet places in maritime regions or fields[ 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. ].