| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Scientific name | Lipocarpha microcephala (R. Brown) Kunth |
| Synonyms | Hypaelyptum microcephalum R. Brown; Rikliella australiensis J. Raynal |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hinji-gayatsuri [hinge mosquito net hanging weed] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, India | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=46 |
| Description | Plants culms 5-20cm. Leaves 1-2mm width. Flowers inflorescences ca. 8mm, flowering in August to October. Annual plants.. |
| Reference | Lipocarpha microcephala (R. Brown) Kunth |
| Lipocarpha microcephala (R.Br.) Kunth | |
| Note | Lipocarpha aristulata (Coville) G. Tucker (syn. Hemicarpha aristulata (Coville) Smyth; Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax var. aristulata Coville) is a synonyms of Lipocarpha microcephala auct., non (R. Brown) Kunth. See Lipocarpha aristulata (Coville) G. Tucker. |
| August 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |