Awagaeri - Awagaeri

Japanese: アワガエリ - あわがえり
Awagaeri - Awagaeri

An annual plant of the family Poaceae (APG classification: Poaceae). It is entirely glabrous, with clustered, erect culms, 15-50 cm tall. In May-June, it produces cylindrical inflorescences at the end of the culm, with dense spikelets. The spikelets are flat on both sides, have one floret, and the glumes are larger than the glumes. The glumes are the same shape, bend inwards, and the upper end of the back protrudes. The Japanese name means "foxtail millet" because the shape of the spike resembles foxtail millet. It grows in the plains of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and is widely distributed in China, Siberia, Europe, and the Mediterranean coast. The alpine plant Miyamaawagaeri P. alpinum L. and the pasture grass timothy (Ooawagaeri) are also in the same genus.

[Jianchang Xu August 20, 2019]

[References] | Timothy grass

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

イネ科(APG分類:イネ科)の一年草。全体に無毛で、稈(かん)は群がって直立し、高さ15~50センチメートル。5~6月に稈の先に円柱形の花序をつくり、密に小穂をつける。小穂は左右に扁平(へんぺい)、1小花をもち、包穎(ほうえい)は護穎(ごえい)より大きい。包穎は同形で内折し、背面の上端は突出する。和名は、穂の形がアワに似るのでアワから変わったものの意味。本州、四国、九州の平地の草原に生え、中国、シベリア、ヨーロッパ、地中海沿岸に広く分布する。高山植物のミヤマアワガエリP. alpinum L.や牧草のチモシー(オオアワガエリ)も同属である。

[許 建 昌 2019年8月20日]

[参照項目] | オオアワガエリ

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