Onisuge - Onisuge

Japanese: オニスゲ - おにすげ
Onisuge - Onisuge

A perennial plant of the Cyperaceae family (APG classification: Cyperaceae). It grows 30-60cm tall and has long runners. It produces 1-3 elliptical female spikelets, measuring 1-2cm. They are shaped like large confetti candy and stand out. The sacs are about 1cm long, and the Japanese name comes from the large size of the sacs. It is also called Mikurisuge because the spikelets resemble the shape of the Mikuri fruit. It grows in colonies in wet and marshy areas of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

[Eiichiro Kinoshita July 19, 2019]

[Reference] | Mikuri
Onisuge
There are 1 to 3 female spikelets, which are oval and look like large confetti, making them very conspicuous. Also known as Mikurige ©Shogakukan Photo by Masatoshi Hirose ">

Onisuge


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

カヤツリグサ科(APG分類:カヤツリグサ科)の多年草。高さは30~60センチメートルで長い走出枝を伸ばす。雌小穂は1~3個つき、楕円(だえん)形で1~2センチメートル。大きな金平糖(こんぺいとう)のような形をしていて目だつ。果胞の長さは1センチメートルほどで、和名は果胞が大形であることによる。また、小穂がミクリの実の形に似ているのでミクリスゲの名もある。北海道、本州、四国、九州の水湿地に群生する。

[木下栄一郎 2019年7月19日]

[参照項目] | ミクリ
オニスゲ
雌小穂は1~3個つき、楕円形で大きな金平糖のような形をしていて目だつ。別名ミクリスゲ©Shogakukan 撮影/広瀬雅敏">

オニスゲ


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