Carex duvaliana ("Kesuge")

Japanese name: ケスゲ （毛菅）
Scientific name: Carex duvaliana

[Overview]
A perennial 30–50 cm tall, found in forests in the mountains.
Soft hairs grow densely over the whole plant.
The leaves are linear, about 3 mm wide.
Spikelets are borne at the stem tip; the terminal spikelet is male and pale in color, and the lateral spikelets are female.
The perigynia are also hairy and have a short, beak-like tip.

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