Schoenoplectus juncoides




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxburgh) Palla
Synonyms Scirpus juncoides Roxburgh; Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxburgh) Palla var. juncoides; Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxburgh) Palla subsp. juncoides; Scirpus rockii Kükenth
Common name (Japanese common name) inu-hotaru-i (イヌホタルイ, 犬蛍藺 [meaning: false glowfly rush])
(English common name) rock bulrush
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Micronesia, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran, Caucasus, Madagascar
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=74
Description Plants culms 18-70cm tall. Flowers spikelets 9-18mm long, 2 stigmas (merely 3 stigmas), flowering in July to October. Annual plants.
Reference Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxb.) Palla
Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxb.) Palla



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