Scirpus mitsukurianus




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Scirpus mitsukurianus Makino
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) matsukasa-susuki (マツカサススキ, 松毬薄 [meaning: pinecone pampas grass])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Wet field or swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=68
Description Plants culms 100-150cm tall. Leaves 4-8mm wide. Flowers 3-5 inflorescences 5-10cm long, bracts longer than inflorescences, spikelets ca. 4-5mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 1cm long. Perennial plants..
Reference Scirpus mitsukurianus Makino
Note Native to Japan.



August 2008
at lowland swamp
August 2008
at lowland swamp
August 2008
at lowland swamp



August 2008
at lowland swamp