扁鞘飘拂草(原变种) bian qiao piao fu cao (yuan bian zhong)

Scirpus complanatus Retzius, Observ. Bot. 5: 14. 1788.

Rhizomes long or short, sometimes nearly diageotropic. Culms 50-70 cm tall, robust. Leaf blade 3-5 mm wide. Inflorescence a decompound anthela. Fl. and fr. Jul-Oct.

Wet places in valleys, grasslands, streamsides; 500-3000 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, S Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, SE Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; tropical Africa, SW Asia (Yemen), N Australia, Central and South America, Indian Ocean islands, Pacific islands].