Ukigaya - Ukigaya

Japanese: ウキガヤ - うきがや
Ukigaya - Ukigaya

...The paddy field weed G. acutiflora Torr.ssp. japonica (Steud.) T.Koyama et Kawano also belongs to this genus, and is a notable species with linear inflorescences with long spikelets 3-5 cm long, which are sometimes edible. The genus Glyceria has about 40 species distributed mainly in temperate and subarctic zones around the world, and in Japan there are also the alpine Miyama Loach, the northern Ukigaya, and the Karafuto Loach. [Koyama Tetsuo]...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ukigaya" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…水田の雑草のムツオレグサG.acutiflora Torr.ssp.japonica (Steud.) T.Koyama et Kawanoもこの属に入り,線形の花序に長さ3~5cmもある長い小穂が立ち並ぶので顕著な種類であり,食用にされることがある。 ドジョウツナギ属Glyceriaは40種ほどが全世界の温帯から亜寒帯を中心に分布し,日本にもほかに高山のミヤマドジョウツナギや北地のウキガヤ,カラフトドジョウツナギなどがある。【小山 鉄夫】。…

※「ウキガヤ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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