Carex leucochlora f. fibrillosa (Franch. & Sav.) K.T.Fu
Carex leucochlora var. horikawae (K.Okamoto) Katsuy.
Carex leucochlora var. morrisonicola (Hayata) Katsuy.
Carex lonchophora Ohwi
Carex morrisonicola Hayata
Carex pallens Z.P.Wang
Carex perangusta Ohwi
Carex perciliata (Kük.) Nelmes
Carex puberula Boott
Carex royleana Nees
Carex tosaensis Akiyama
Carex tricholoma S.T.Blake
Carex wardiana H.Lév. & Vaniot
Carex breviculmis, called the Asian shortstem sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Asia from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, north as far as
Khabarovsk Krai, and Malesia, New Guinea, Australia,
Norfolk Island and New Zealand.[2] It has been introduced to the US state of Mississippi.[3] Typically found in forests, it is quite shade tolerant.[4]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]
Carex breviculmis var. breviculmis
Carex breviculmis var. discoidea (Boott) Boott – Japan
Carex breviculmis var. fibrillosa (Franch. & Sav.) Matsum. & Hayata – China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Carex breviculmis var. montivaga (S.T.Blake) Noot. – New Guinea
Carex breviculmis var. perciliata Kük. – Malesia to New Guinea
Carex breviculmis var. puberula (Boott) Makino – Japan