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 |