Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
Subfamily | Pooideae |
Tribe | Aveneae |
Scientific name | Phalaris arundinacea L. |
Synonyms | Baldingera arundinacea (L.) Dumortier; Baldingera arundinacea (L.) Dumortier var. picta (L.) Petermann, non Nyman; Baldingera arundinacea (L.) Dumortier var. variegata Cosson and Germain; Baldingera colorata (Aiton) G. Gärtner, B. Meyer Scherbius; Calamagrostis colorata (Aiton) Sibthorp; Digraphis americana Elliott; Digraphis arundinacea (L.) Trinius; Digraphis arundinacea (L.) Trinius forma coarctata Prahl; Digraphis arundinacea (L.) Trinius var. picta (L.) Pacher; Endallex arundinacea Rafinesque; Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) Rauschert; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma coarctata (Prahl) Junge; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma luteo-picta Voss; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma minor Jansen & Wachter; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma pallens Stebler ex Hegi; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma pallida Schwarz; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma picta (L.) Ascherson & Graebner; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma ramifera Junge; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma ramosa Gaudin; Phalaris arundinacea L. subsp. picta (L.) Arcang; Phalaris arundinacea L. forma variegata (Parnell) Druce; Phalaris arundinacea L. var. colorata Hartman; Phalaris arundinacea L. var. japonica (Steudel) Hackel; Phalaris arundinacea L. var. picta L.; Phalaris japonica Steudel; Phalaris picta (L.) Sloboda; Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) Rauschert subsp. japonica (Steudel) Tzvelev; Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) Rauschert var. picta (L.) Tzvelev; Phalaroides japonica (Steudel) Czerep; Typhoides arundinacea (L.) Moench; Typhoides arundinacea (L.) Moench forma coarctata (Prahl) Soó |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kusa-yoshi (クサヨシ, 草葦 [meaning: herbal reed]) |
(English common name) gardener's-garters, reed Canary grass, ribbon grass, variegated grass | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Northern hemisphere | |
Habitat | Wet field, swamp, riverside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=14, 28, 27-31, 35, 42 |
Description | Leaves 7-10mm wide. Culms 60-150cm tall. Flowers inflorescences 7-18cm long, spikelets 5mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Phalaris arundinacea L. |
Phalaris arundinacea Linnaeus | |
Phalaris arundinacea L. |
May 2007 at lowland swamp |
May 2007 at lowland swamp |
May 2007 at lowland swamp |
May 2007 at lowland swamp |
May 2007 at lowland swamp |