''Carex ascotreta'' is a

tussock Tussock may refer to: * Tussock grass, a group of species in the family Poaceae *Floating island * Lymantriinae, called tussock moths or tussocks See also * Hassock (disambiguation) Hassock may refer to: * Kneeler, a cushion or a piece of f ...

-forming perennial in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

. It is native to eastern parts of the Asia.

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ascotreta Plants described in 1897 Taxa named by Adrien René Franchet Flora of China Flora of Japan Flora of Korea Flora of Taiwan Flora of the Philippines {{cyperaceae-stub