Foot-striped

Japanese: アシボソ - あしぼそ

An annual grass of the Gramineae family (illustration) commonly found in forests in hilly and low mountainous areas. The Japanese name means ashiboso (thin legs) and comes from the very thin stem at the base. The stem is long and slender, creeping horizontally at the base, taking root at the nodes, bending and rising at the nodes, branching, and reaching a height of 40-70 cm. The leaves are sparse, thin, lanceolate, about 7 cm long and 1 cm wide, and form a long sheath at the base that encases the stem. From late summer to autumn, an inflorescence appears at the top of the stem, with 1-3 palmate clusters.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

丘陵地から低い山地の林の中に普通にみられるイネ科の一年草（イラスト）。和名は脚細（あしぼそ）の意味で，基部が非常に細い茎に由来する。茎は細長く，基部は横にはい，節から根を出し，節で折れ曲がりながら立ち上がり，枝分れし，高さ40～70cmになる。葉はまばらにつき，細い披針形で，薄く，長さ7cmくらい，幅は1cmほどで，基部は長い鞘（さや）となり茎を包む。夏の終りから秋にかけて，茎の頂に花序を出し，1～3個の総（ふさ）を掌状につける。

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