Carex kobomugi Ohwi

Locations ofCarex kobomugi Ohwi in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex kobomugi Ohwi
Common Name
Japanese Beach Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex kobomugi Ohwi
Comments
One of our few exotic sedges; very invasive where established on oceanfront and Bay shore dunes.
Habitat
Beaches and dune grasslands; usually on foredunes. Infrequent in the maritime zone of the Coastal Plain but often locally common and invasive where found. A somewhat anomalous population occurs on the sandy tidal shore of the Potomac River at Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County.
Native Status
Introduced

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