Ischaemum anthephoroides




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