野笠薹草(原变种) ye li tai cao (yuan bian zhong)

Carex orthostachys C. A. Meyer var. drymophila (Turczaninow ex Steudel) Maximowicz.

Culms 60-70 cm tall. Leaf blades 4-6 mm wide, glabrous or only pubescent on membranous part of sheaths. Utricles hispid on margins of beak. Fl. and fr. Jun-Aug.

Wet grasslands in forest regions. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Nei Mongol [Korea, Mongolia, Russia (Far East, E Siberia)].

The culms and leaves are used as animal feed.