Family | Cyperaceae |
Scientific name | Eleocharis parvinux Ohwi |
Synonyms | Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & Schultes subsp. parvinux (Ohwi) T. Koyama; Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & Schultes var. parvinux (Ohwi) T. Koyama |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kotubu-numa-hari-i (コツブヌマハリイ, 小粒沼針藺 [meaning: tiny swamp needle rush]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants culms 30-50cm tall. Flowers 8-15mm long, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Molecular phylogeny of Japanese Eleocharis (Cyperaceae) based on ITS sequence data, and chromosomal evolution |
Note | Rare species. Endemic to Japan. |
May 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |