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'''''Carex morrowii''''', the '''kan suge''', '''Morrow's sedge''', '''Japanese grass sedge''' or '''Japanese sedge''' (a name it shares with '']''), is a species of flowering plant in the family ].<ref name="NCStateExtension" >{{cite web |url=https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carex-morrowii |title=''Carex morrowii'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2022 |website=North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox |publisher=N.C. Cooperative Extension |access-date=8 March 2022 |quote=Evergold Carex, Japanese Sedge, Kan suge, Marrow's Sedge }}</ref><ref name="MBG_279740" >{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=279740 |title=''Carex morrowii'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=8 March 2022 }}</ref><ref name="RHS_91026" >{{cite web |title=''Carex morrowii'' Boott |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/91026/carex-morrowii-boott/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=8 March 2022 |quote=Synonyms; ''Carex'' 'Kan-suge', ''Carex fortunei'' }}</ref> It is native to central and southern Japan, and introduced to Belgium, Denmark and Austria.<ref name="301072-1" >{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301072-1 |title=''Carex morrowii'' Boott |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=8 March 2022 |quote=Synonyms; ''Carex'' 'Kan-suge' ''Carex fortunei'' }}</ref> '''''Carex morrowii''''', the '''kan suge''', '''Morrow's sedge''', '''Japanese grass sedge''' or '''Japanese sedge''' (a name it shares with '']''), is a species of flowering plant in the family ].<ref name="NCStateExtension" >{{cite web |url=https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carex-morrowii |title=''Carex morrowii'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2022 |website=North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox |publisher=N.C. Cooperative Extension |access-date=8 March 2022 |quote=Evergold Carex, Japanese Sedge, Kan suge, Marrow's Sedge }}</ref><ref name="MBG_279740" >{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=279740 |title=''Carex morrowii'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=8 March 2022 }}</ref><ref name="RHS_91026" >{{cite web |title=''Carex morrowii'' Boott |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/91026/carex-morrowii-boott/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=8 March 2022 |quote=Synonyms; ''Carex'' 'Kan-suge', ''Carex fortunei'' }}</ref> It is native to central and southern Japan, and introduced to Belgium, Denmark and Austria.<ref name="301072-1" >{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301072-1 |title=''Carex morrowii'' Boott |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=8 March 2022 |quote=Synonyms; ''Carex'' 'Kan-suge' ''Carex fortunei'' }}</ref>


As an ornamental plant with a large number of mostly variegated cultivars, it tolerates heavy shade and wet soil, and is erosion and deer-resistant. Consequently it is recommended as a ground cover, for naturalizing, and in ]s.<ref name="MBG_279740" /> It is hardy in ] 5 through 9.<ref name="MBG_279740" /> As an ornamental plant with a large number of mostly variegated cultivars, it tolerates heavy shade and wet soil, and is erosion and deer-resistant.<ref name="MBG_279740" /> Consequently it is recommended as a ground cover, for naturalizing, and in ]s.<ref name="MBG_279740" /> It is hardy in ] 5 through 9.<ref name="MBG_279740" />


==Subtaxa== ==Subtaxa==

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Species of plant in the genus Carex

Carex morrowii
Flowers
'Ice Dance' cultivar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. morrowii
Binomial name
Carex morrowii
Boott
Synonyms
  • Carex kinpokusanensis Akiyama
  • Carex temnolepis Franch.

Carex morrowii, the kan suge, Morrow's sedge, Japanese grass sedge or Japanese sedge (a name it shares with Carex oshimensis), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central and southern Japan, and introduced to Belgium, Denmark and Austria.

As an ornamental plant with a large number of mostly variegated cultivars, it tolerates heavy shade and wet soil, and is erosion and deer-resistant. Consequently it is recommended as a ground cover, for naturalizing, and in rain gardens. It is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:

  • Carex morrowii var. laxa Ohwi – Yakushima
  • Carex morrowii var. morrowii
  • Carex morrowii var. temnolepis (Franch.) Ohwi – Japan

Cultivars

A large number of cultivars are commercially available, including:

  • 'Everglow'
  • 'Fisher's Form'
  • 'Gilt'
  • 'Gold Band'
  • 'Ice Dance'
  • 'Irish Green'
  • 'Nana Variegata'
  • 'Pinkie'
  • 'Silk Tassel' (C. morrowii var. temnolepis)
  • 'Vanilla Ice'
  • 'Variegata'

References

  1. ^ "Carex morrowii Boott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022. Synonyms; Carex 'Kan-suge' Carex fortunei
  2. "Carex morrowii". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. Evergold Carex, Japanese Sedge, Kan suge, Marrow's Sedge
  3. ^ "Carex morrowii". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. "Carex morrowii Boott". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. Synonyms; Carex 'Kan-suge', Carex fortunei
  5. "Carex morrowii 'Everglow' PBR (EverColor Series) (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 6 suppliers
  6. "Carex morrowii 'Fisher's Form' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 9 suppliers
  7. "Carex morrowii 'Gilt' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 2 suppliers
  8. "Carex morrowii 'Gold Band'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 3 suppliers
  9. "Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 36 suppliers
  10. "Carex morrowii 'Irish Green'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 5 suppliers
  11. "Carex morrowii 'Nana Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 1 suppliers
  12. "Carex morrowii 'Pinkie'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 1 suppliers
  13. "Carex morrowii var. temnolepis 'Silk Tassel' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  14. "Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice' PBR) (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 5 suppliers
  15. "Carex morrowii 'Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. 13 suppliers
Taxon identifiers
Carex morrowii


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