Schoenoplectus juncoides subsp. hotarui




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxburgh) Palla subsp. hotarui (Ohwi) T. Koyama
Synonyms Scirpus hotarui (Ohwi) Holub; Scirpus juncoides Roxburgh subsp. hotarui (Ohwi) T. Koyama; Scirpus juncoides Roxburgh var. hotarui (Ohwi) Ohwi
Common name (Japanese common name) hotaru-i (ホタルイ, 蛍藺 [meaning: glowfly rush])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=74
Description Plants culms 13-40cm tall. Flowers spikelets 6-14mm long, 3 stigmas, flowering in July to October. Annual plants.
Reference Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M. T. Strong
Note Relatively rare.



September 2006
at lowland swamp
September 2006
at lowland swamp
September 2006
at lowland swamp