A perennial grass of the family Poaceae (APG classification: Poaceae). The rhizome is short, and the culms grow in clumps to form large plants, 20-60 cm tall. The leaves are thread-like, with ligules about 2 mm long. In July and August, the culms bear panicles with sparse spikelets. The spikelets are pale purple, with 2-4 florets, and the glumes are large and uniform in shape, enveloping the glumes. The glumes are rounded on the back, slightly flat at the top with a few teeth, and the midvein becomes a thin awn near the base of the back. The base (the nodule at the base of the spikelet) has a tuft of hairs. It grows on rocky subalpine and alpine areas in Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and is also widely scattered in alpine areas in the Northern Hemisphere, South America, and Africa. The name means small silver grass, as the shape of the spikelet resembles silver grass. Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. has wider leaves than Deschampsia cespitosa, with ligules measuring 3-7 mm, but its distribution is the same as Deschampsia cespitosa. Deschampsia cespitosa was previously included in the Deschampsia genus, but was separated as a separate species. [Jianchang Xu August 20, 2019] ©Kanzo Otawa "> Komesuki (specimen drawing) Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
イネ科(APG分類:イネ科)の多年草。根茎は短く、稈(かん)は株立ちして大きな株をつくり、高さ20~60センチメートル。葉は糸状、葉舌(ようぜつ)は約2ミリメートル。7~8月、稈の先にまばらに小穂をつける円錐(えんすい)花序をつける。小穂は淡紫色を帯び、2~4個の小花があり、包穎(ほうえい)は同形で大きく、護穎を包む。護穎は背面が円く、上端はやや平らで少数の歯牙(しが)があり、中央脈は背面基部近くから細い芒(のぎ)となる。基盤(小穂の基部にある結節)に毛束がある。北海道、本州、四国、九州の亜高山、高山の岩地に生え、北半球、南アメリカ、アフリカの高山にも広く点在する。名は、小穂の形をススキに例え、小形のススキの意味である。ヒロハノコメススキDeschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv.はコメススキに比べて葉が広く、葉舌が3~7ミリメートルあるが、分布はコメススキと同じである。コメススキはヒロハノコメススキ属にふくまれていたが、コメススキ属として分けられた。 [許 建 昌 2019年8月20日] ©大多和鐘三"> コメススキ〔標本画〕 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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