Schoenoplectus triqueter




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Schoenoplectus triqueter (L.) Palla
Synonyms Hymenochaeta triqueter (L.) Nakai; Scirpus pollichii Grenier & Godron; Scirpus pollichii Grenier & Godron var. coriacea Francet et Savatier; Scirpus trigonus Roth; Scirpus triqueter L.
Common name (Japanese common name) sankaku-i (サンカクイ, 三角藺 [meaning: trianglar rush])
(English common name) triangular club-rush, chair maker's rush
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Eurasia, Egypt, South Africa
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=40, 42
Description Plants culms 50-120cm tall. Flowers 4-10 spikelets each 8-12mm long, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Schoenoplectus triqueter (L.) Palla
Schoenoplectus triqueter (Linnaeus) Palla



July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden