Scleria parvula




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Scleria parvula Steudel
Synonyms Scleria biflora auct., non Roxburgh; Scleria fenestrata Francet & Savatier; Scleria koreana Pallas ex Nakai; Scleria tessellata auct., non Willdenow
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-shinju-gaya (コシンジュガヤ, 小真珠萱 [meaning: small pearl rush])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Malaysia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=30
Description Plants culms 25-60cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long, 3-5mm wide. Flowers flowering in July to October. Annual plants.
Reference Karyomorphological Studies of Four Species of Japanese Scleria (Cyperaceae)



August 2007
at lowland swamp
August 2007
at lowland swamp