| Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Subfamily | Panicoideae |
| Tribe | Andropogoneae |
| Scientific name | Ischaemum anthephoroides (Steudel) Miquel |
| Synonyms | Andropogon anthephoroides (Steudel) Steudel; Andropogon anthephoroides (Steudel) Steudel var. eriostachyus (Hackel) Honda; Ischaemum eriostachyum Hackel;Rottboellia anthephoroides Steudel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ke-kamo-no-hashi (ケカモノハシ, 毛鴨嘴 [meaning: hairy duck's bills]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Vietnam | |
| Habitat | Sand beach |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=68, 72 |
| Description | Plants clums 30-70cm tall. Leaves 15-25cm long, ca. 1cm wide. Flowers inflorescences 6-12cm long, 6-8mm wide, spikelets 7-8mm long, flowering in June to September. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Ischaemum anthephoroides (Steud.) Miq. |
| Ischaemum anthephoroides (Steudel) Miquel |
| August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| August 2008 at Kujyu-kuri Beach |
August 2008 at Kujyu-kuri Beach |