Hiegaeri - Hiegaeri (English spelling) ditch polypogon

Japanese: ヒエガエリ - ひえがえり(英語表記)ditch polypogon
Hiegaeri - Hiegaeri (English spelling) ditch polypogon
A biennial grass of the Gramineae family (illustration) found in moist, sunny areas of fields. The stems have fibrous roots and grow somewhat clumpy, bending at the nodes from the short, horizontal lower part, and rise up to 20-40cm in height. The leaves are linear, 5-15cm long, 4-8cm wide, slightly soft, and whitish green. In May and June, panicles appear at the end of the stems. The inflorescences are cylindrical, discontinuous at the bottom, and densely packed with spikelets, 5-8cm long, 1-3cm wide, and pale green with a purplish tint.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
野原の日当りのよい湿った所に見られるイネ科の一・二年草(イラスト)。茎はひげ根があって,多少,叢生(そうせい)し,短く横にはった下部から節で折れ曲がりながら立ち上がり,高さは20~40cm。葉は線形で,長さ5~15cm,幅4~8cm,やや軟らかく,白っぽい緑色である。5~6月ころ,茎の先に円錐花序を出す。花序は円柱形で,下方が断続するほか,密に小穂をつけ,長さ5~8cm,幅1~3cmで,紫色を帯びた淡緑色。

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