Carex tristachya Thunb. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Carex tristachya Thunb.
Carex tristachya, the shiny-spike sedge, is a flowering Carex species native to East and Southeast Asia, with ant-dispersed seeds.
Carex tristachya, commonly known as the shiny-spike sedge, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Carex. It is native to south-central and southeast China — including Hainan and Taiwan — as well as Korea, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, Borneo, and New Guinea. The seeds of this species are dispersed by ants.
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Cladium mariscus subsp. californicum (S.Watson) Govaerts
Carex limosa L.
Carex fracta Mack.
Carex obnupta L.H.Bailey
Carex athrostachya Olney
Eleocharis sphacelata R.Br.
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