嵩草(原亚种) song cao (yuan ya zhong)

Carex myosuroides Villars, Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné, 17. 1779; C. affinis R. Brown; C. bellardii Allioni; Elyna myosuroides (Villars) Fritsch ex Janchen; E. spicata Schrader; Kobresia bellardii (Allioni) Degland ex Loiseleur-Deslongchamps; K. filiformis Dewey; K. scirpina Willdenow.

Basal sheaths reddish brown. Inflorescences 1-3 × 0.2-0.3 cm. Glumes yellowish brown or reddish brown to brown, 2.5-4 × 1.2-2 mm. Prophylls oblong, 2.5-3.5 × 1-1.3 mm. Nutlets 2.5-3 (including beak) × 0.8-1 mm. Stigmas 3. Fl. and fr. May-Sep. 2n = 56.

Moist or dry open places in calcareous soils, alpine meadows, on rocks, dry ridges, grassy slopes, among shrubs; 1500-3500 m. Gansu, Hebei, Jilin, Nei Mongol, Shanxi, Xinjiang [Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia; Europe, North America].