Eleocharis congesta




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Eleocharis congesta D. Don
Synonyms Eleocharis congesta D. Don subsp. japonica (Miquel) T. Koyama, Eleocharis afflata Steudel, Eleocharis japonica Miquel, Eleocharis subvivipara Boeck
Common name (Japanese common name) hari-i (ハリイ, 針藺 [meaning: needle rush])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (south reagion), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Pakistan
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Plants culms 6-20cm tall. Flowers 4-6mm long, flowering in June to October. Annual plants.
Reference Eleocharis congesta D. Don
Eleocharis congesta D. Don



September 2006
at lowland swamp
September 2006
at lowland swamp