Spodiopogon sibiricus




Family Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Scientific name Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius
Synonyms Andropogon sibiricus (Trinius) Steudel; Saccharum sibiricum (Trinius) Roberty; Spodiopogon depauperatus Hackel var. purpurascens Honda; Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius var. purpurascens (Honda) Honda; Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius var. tenuis (Kitagawa) Kitagawa; Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius var. tomentosus Koidzumi; Spodiopogon tenuis Kitagawa
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-abura-susuki [large oily silver grass]
(English common name) frost grass, silver spikegrass
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Leaves 20-40cm long, 10-15mm wide. Culms 80-100cm tall. Flowers spikelets 4.5-5mm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Spodiopogon sibiricus Trin.
Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius



August 2006
at mountane field
August 2006
at mountane field
September 2006
at mountane field