Cyperaceae FAMILY
Carex lanceolata
Carex lanceolata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Carex lanceolata is a densely tufted, grass-like plant with a stount rhizome; it can grow around 10 - 35cm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Siberia, Russian Fa East, Mongolia, northern and eastern China, Japan, Korea
HabitatForests, grasslands at forest margins, dry grasslands on sunny slopes, mountain slopes, thickets, watersides, field margins, on rocks; at elevations from 100 - 2,300 metres[ 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. ].