Carex chrysolepis ("Koiwakansuge")

Japanese name: コイワカンスゲ （小岩寒菅）
Scientific name: Carex chrysolepis

[Overview]
A perennial 15–30 cm tall, growing on rocks in the mountains.
The stem is somewhat smooth and triangular in cross-section.
The leaves are linear.
Spikelets are borne at the stem tip; the terminal spikelet, 1.5–3 cm long, is male, while the lateral spikelets are female, and the scales of the female flowers are tinged golden brown.
The bract sheath is not inflated, and the perigynia are 4–5 mm long with sparse short hairs.

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