| 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 |