Aburasuki - Aburasuki

Japanese: アブラススキ - あぶらすすき

A rather large perennial plant of the grass family (APG classification: Poaceae). The culms are clumpy and 0.8-1.2 meters tall. The basal leaves have short stalks. In September and October, a 20-30 cm long cone-shaped inflorescence is produced at the top, with many drooping branches arranged in whorls. The spikelets are about 6 mm long. They form pairs on the inflorescence branches and contain two florets. The veins of the glumes are prominent, there are short tufts of hair at the base, and an awn emerges from the first glume. The Japanese name comes from the fact that it resembles Miscanthus sinensis but has an oily sheen. It grows in sunny hilly areas throughout Japan, and is distributed in Korea, China, and northern India.

[Jianchang Xu August 20, 2019]

Abrasski
From September to October, it produces a 20-30cm long cone-shaped inflorescence at the top, with many drooping branches arranged in whorls. The spikelets are about 6mm long, form pairs, and contain two small flowers. ©Shogakukan Photo by Masatoshi Hirose ">

Abrasski

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Japanese:

イネ科（APG分類：イネ科）のやや大形の多年草。稈(かん)は株立ちして高さ0.8～1.2メートル。根出葉は短柄がある。9～10月、頂端に長さ20～30センチメートルの円錐(えんすい)状の花序をつけ、多数の下垂する枝が輪生状につく。小穂は長さ約6ミリメートル。対をなして花序の枝につき、2個の小花をもつ。包穎(ほうえい)の脈は顕著で、基部に短束毛があり、第1護穎(ごえい)から芒(のぎ)が出る。和名は、ススキに似るが油状の光沢をもつことによる。日本全土の日当りのよい丘陵地に生え、朝鮮、中国、インド北部にかけて分布する。

［許　建　昌　2019年8月20日］

アブラススキ

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