Carex macrocephala

Carex macrocephala (scientific name: Carex macrocephala) is a coastal perennial herb of the genus Carex in the family Cyperaceae, native to the eastern coast of Hokkaido, northern East Asia and the west coast of North America. In Japan, it grows wild along the coast of eastern Hokkaido. It is similar to the sedge, but the leaf sheaths are dark yellowish-green in color, and the bracts are blackish-brown and hard and pointed. The female flowers are rust-colored.

Common name: Carex macrocephala, scientific name: Carex macrocephala, grass height: 10-20 cm, flowering season: May-July, tleaf color: yellowish green, dioecious, inflorescence length: 4-6 cm, flower color: brown, flowering season: May-July. Flowering season: May-July; fruiting spore color: blackish brown.