Carex phyllocephala

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image=Carex phyllocephala Sparkler 0zz.jpg

|image_caption=Carex phyllocephala 'Sparkler' cultivar

|genus=Carex

|species=phyllocephala

|authority=T.Koyama

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Carex phyllocephala is a species of flowering plant in the sedge genus Carex, family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern China, and introduced to Japan.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301564-1 |title=Carex phyllocephala T.Koyama |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=25 July 2021 }} A variegated cultivar, 'Sparkler', is commercially available.{{cite web |title=Carex phyllocephala 'Sparkler' (v) sedge 'Sparkler' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/104111/i-Carex-phyllocephala-i-Sparkler-(v)/Details |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |accessdate=25 July 2021 |quote=Synonyms; ... Carex phyllocephala 'Whirling Sparkler'}}