Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
Scientific name | Spinifex littoreus (N. L. Burman) Merrill |
Synonyms | Spinifex squarrosus L.; Stipa spinifex L. |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tsuki-ige [spike needles] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Tanegashima Island), Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 20cm long, 3mm wide. Flowers flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Spinifex littoreus (N. L. Burman) Merrill |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |