A biennial grass of the family Poaceae (APG classification: Poaceae). The culm is erect and 50-90 cm tall. The panicle is about 20 cm long, the branches are whorled, and the spikelets that open horizontally are large and drooping. It flowers in June and July. There are three florets, which fall off when mature. The glume is round on the back, about 2.5 cm long, and encases the entire floret. The glume is somewhat leathery and has coarse hairs, and the tip is divided into two like teeth, and the awn emerges from the back. The awn is 3-4 cm long, strongly bent, and twisted. Native to Europe and Western Asia, it is found throughout Japan and is a weed that has naturalized on the edges of fields and wastelands. Its name means wheat eaten by crows, and it is also called chahikigusa (tea-cut grass). Its shape is very similar to edible oats (Avena sativa). [Jianchang Xu August 20, 2019] [References] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
イネ科(APG分類:イネ科)の越年草。稈(かん)は直立し、高さ50~90センチメートル。円錐(えんすい)花序は長さ約20センチメートル、枝は輪生し、水平に開出する小穂は大形で垂れ下がる。花期は6、7月。小花は3個あり、成熟すると脱落する。包穎(ほうえい)は背面が丸く、長さ約2.5センチメートル、小花全体を包む。護穎は多少革質で粗い毛があり、先端は歯牙(しが)状に2裂し、背面から芒(のぎ)が出る。芒は長さ3~4センチメートル、強く屈折し、よじれる。ヨーロッパ、西アジア原産で、日本全土にみられ、畑の縁や荒れ地に帰化している雑草。名は、カラスが食べるムギの意味で、チャヒキグサ(茶挽草)ともよぶ。食用とするエンバク(マカラスムギ)に形態がよく似ている。 [許 建 昌 2019年8月20日] [参照項目] |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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