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| September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
| Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name | Muhlenbergia japonica Steudel |
| Synonyms | Muhlenbergia japonica Steudel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) nezumi-gaya [rat saw grass] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Plants 30cm. Leaves 10cm length, 3mm width. Flowers white inflorescences 10cm, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Muhlenbergia japonica Steud. |
| Muhlenbergia japonica Steudel | |
| Chromosome numbers of Japanese Muhlenbergia (Poaceae) | |
| Note | Reratively rare. |
| Muhlenbergia ramosa (Hackel ex Matsumura) Makino (syn. Muhlenbergia japonica Steudel var. ramosa Hackel ex Matsumura) is very similar plant to Muhlenbergia japonica Steudel. However, Muhlenbergia ramosa (Hackel ex Matsumura) Makino is generally taller plant (ca. 1m) than Muhlenbergia japonica Steudel (ca. undaer 30cm). |
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| September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
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| September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
