''Carex dolichostachya'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge genus '' Carex'', 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 Asia; central and southeast China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Korea, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan. Its popular cultivar 'Kaga-nishiki' is sold in the US by the trade designation .

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted: *''Carex dolichostachya'' subsp. ''dolichostachya'' *''Carex dolichostachya'' f. ''imbecillis'' (Ohwi) T.Koyama –

Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...

, Japan *''Carex dolichostachya'' subsp. ''trichosperma'' (Ohwi) T.Koyama –

Alishan Range The Alishan Range () is a mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan. It is separated by the Qishan River from the Yushan Range, the tallest range in Taiwan, to the east of the Alishan Range. The highest peak of the Alishan Range ...

, Taiwan

References

dolichostachya Flora of North-Central China Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of Eastern Asia Flora of the Philippines Plants described in 1921 {{Carex-stub