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 |