Ischaemum aristatum var. glaucum




Family Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae
Scientific name Ischaemum aristatum L. var. glaucum (Honda) T. Koyama
Synonyms Andropogon crassipes Steudel; Ischaemum aristatum subsp. glaucum (Honda) T. Koyama; Ischaemum aristatum var. momiyamae (Honda) Hsu; Ischaemum cras-sipes (Steudel) Thellung; Ischaemum crassipes L. var. glaucum Honda; Ischaemum crassipes L. var. hainanense Keng; Ischaemum crassipes L. var. momiyamae Honda; Ischaemum sieboldii Miquel
Common name (Japanese common name) kamo-no-hashi (カモノハシ, 鴨嘴 [meaning: duck's bills])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) coastal area of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Vietnam
Habitat Seaside, swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=56
Description Plants clums 30-90cm tall. Leaves 15-30cm long, 5-8mm wide. Flowers inflorescences 4-7cm long, 5mm wide, flowering in July to November. Perennial plants.
Reference Ischaemum aristatum var. glaucum (Honda) T. Koyama
Ischaemum aristatum L.



August 2007
at lowland swamp
August 2007
at lowland swamp



August 2007
at lowland swamp
August 2007
at lowland swamp



August 2007
at lowland swamp
August 2007
at lowland swamp



August 2008
at lowland swamp
August 2008
at lowland swamp