Dispalata Sedge (Carex dispalata)

Family: Cyperaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Carex dispalata is a PERENNIAL. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - cooked. Seed. No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use. — No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet places in lowland by ponds and rivers all over Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)