Carex mitrata, also known as mitra sedge[1] is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan and eastern parts of China.[2]

Carex mitrata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. mitrata
Binomial name
Carex mitrata

The species was first formally described by the botanist Adrien René Franchet in 1895 as a part of the work Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.[3] The type specimen was collected by Urbain Faurie in 1892 from the Shidzuoka mountains in 1892.[3]

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  1. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 388. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Korea Forest Service.
  2. ^ "Carex mitrata Franch". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Carex mitrata Franch". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 22 January 2023.