Schoenoplectus lacustris




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla
Synonyms Scirpus lacustris L.
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-futo-i (オオフトイ, 大太藺 [meaning: large thick rush])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu
(Other nations) Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Europe, Algeria, Morocco, Eritrea, Lesotho, South Africa
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=42
Description Plants culms ca. 50-150cm tall. Flowers inflorescences 5-9cm long, spikelets 4-10mm long, flowering in June to July. Perenial plants.
Reference Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla
Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla
Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla
System and method for removing pollutants from water (US Patent 6652743/2003)
Omproved effluent treatment system (WIPO Patent: WO/1999/032406)



June 2009
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden
June 2009
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden
June 2009
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden