Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
Scientific name | Hakonechloa macra (Munro ex S. Moore) Makino ex Honda |
Synonyms | Hakonechloa macra (Munro) Makino ex Honda forma albovariegata Ohwi; Hakonechloa macra (Munro) Makino ex Honda forma aureola Ohwi; Phragmites macer Munro ex S. Moore |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ura-ha-gusa [reverse leaves grass], fuchi-sou [wind knows the grass] |
(English common name) Hakone grass | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Pacific Ocean side of Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=50 |
Description | Culms 20-40cm. Leaves 1.5-4mm width. Flowers inflorescences 3-8cm, spikelets 3-3.5mm, flowering in April to June. Annual plants. |
Reference | Hakonechloa macra (Munro) Makino |
Methods of creating dwarf phenotypes in plants (US Patent 20020194646) | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |