Resource survey of wild Carex plants and evaluation of their ornamental characteristics in Beijing

Nature resources of Carex plants and their ornamental characteristics in Beijing was investigated in this study. The results showed that 18 species of wild Carex were found from 7 surveys. 6 out of 18 species could be utilized as turfgrasses, which were C.breviculmis, C.giraldiana, C.stenophylloides, C.humilis, C.subpediformis and C.lanceolata. Some of other species, such as C.leiorhyncha, C.remotiuscula, C.longerostrata and C.neurocarpa could be used as ornamental grasses with other plants configuration application in Landscape.