Carex maximowiczii

Flower name
Carex maximowiczii
Scientific name
Carex maximowiczii
Aliasタイツリスゲ, Carex maximowiczii
Place of origin Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and China
Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Rice paddies
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Carex maximowiczii

Carex maximowiczii or goso (Scientific name: maximowiczii) is a perennial plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and China. It grows wild in the wetlands of Hokkaido and Kyushu. A compound inflorescence with single to multiple flowers in small spikes (apikelet, spicule) units. It bears lovely fruit. There is another genus, Briza maxima(Kobansou), which also has a lovely small ear shaped like a lantern.

Generic name: Carex maximowiczii, Scientific name: Carex maximowiczii, Habitat distribution: Hokkaido - Kyushu, Living environment: wetland, Lifestyle type: Perennial, Plant height: 30-70 cm, Leaf color: Green, Leaf shape: Linear, Inflorescence: Compound spike, Flower color: Brown, Diameter of small female spike: 1 - 1.5 cm, Flowering period: May - June, Fruit: Lantern-shaped, Fruit stage: May - June.