Scirpus fuirenoides




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Scirpus fuirenoides Maximovicz
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-matsukasa-susuki (コマツカサススキ, 小松毬薄 [meaning: small pinecone pampas grass])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=64, 72
Description Plants culms 80-120cm tall. Leaves 3-4mm wide. Flowers 5-6 inflorescences, bracts longer than inflorescences, spikelets ca. 5-7mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 1cm long. Perennial plants..
Reference Scirpus fuirenoides Maxim.
Scirpus fuirenoides Maxim.
Note Endemic to Japan.



August 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden



August 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden