Stinky - Stinky

Japanese: クサイ - くさい
Stinky - Stinky

A perennial plant of the Juncaceae family (APG classification: Juncaceae). Also called Shiranei. A common plant found in villages and on roadsides in mountain areas. The stems grow in clumps, 30-50 cm tall, with several linear leaves similar to those of grasses at the bottom, and a cyme at the top. The lowest bracts are leaf-like and longer than the inflorescence. Flowers grow singly on the branches of the inflorescence, with bracteoles at the base. There are six lanceolate perianth segments, about 4 mm long, and six stamens, almost half the length of the perianth segments. The capsules are the same length as the perianth segments or slightly shorter, and are shiny. Widely distributed in Japan, China, Central Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Australia. It is thought to have been naturalized in Japan before history.

[Takemi Shimizu July 19, 2019]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

イグサ科(APG分類:イグサ科)の多年草。シラネイともいう。人里や山間の道端に普通に生える人里植物。茎は叢生(そうせい)し、高さ30~50センチメートル、下部にイネ科植物の葉に似た数枚の線形の通常葉をつけ、先に集散花序を開く。最下の包葉は葉状で、花序より長い。花は花序の枝に単生し、基部に小包葉がある。花被片(かひへん)は6枚、披針(ひしん)形で長さ約4ミリメートル、雄しべは6本で花被片のほぼ半分の長さ。蒴果(さくか)は花被片と同長かまたはすこし短く、光沢がある。日本、中国、中央アジア、ヨーロッパ、南北アメリカ、オーストラリアに広く分布。日本には有史前に帰化したと考えられる。

[清水建美 2019年7月19日]

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