apoitanukiran
Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Carex apoiensis
- Physical characteristics:
- Cyperaceae (sedge family)
- Blooming period:
- May to June
- Habitat:
- along streams and the Horoman River
- Other information:
- a quasi-endemic species
- Japanese name origin:
- The plant gets its name from the way its flower resembles the tail of a tanuki (raccoon dog).


