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Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carex tristachya, called the shiny-spike sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to south-central and southeast China (including Hainan and Taiwan), Korea, Japan, the Ryukyus, the Philippines, Borneo, and New Guinea.[2][3] Its seeds are dispersed by ants.[4]
| Carex tristachya | |
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| Inflorescence, showing the three female spikelets | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. tristachya |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex tristachya | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]
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