Cyperus brevifolius var.leiolepis

Japanese: ヒメクグ（英語表記）Cyperus brevifolius var.leiolepis

A perennial plant of the Cyperaceae family. It is found in Japan, China, the Korean peninsula, and other areas, and usually grows in sunny wetlands and fields on flat land. The underground stems are long and creep up into the ground, with stems and roots emerging from the nodes. The stems are erect and grow to a height of 5-20 cm, with several small linear leaves at the base, each 5-8 cm long and 2-3 mm wide. Flowers bloom in summer, with numerous spikelets densely packed together at the end of the stem to form a single head inflorescence. There are 2-4 capsules at the base of the inflorescence, which are leaf-like and long and open. The spikelets are slightly flattened, oblong-lanceolate, and 3-3.5 mm long.

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Japanese:

カヤツリグサ科の多年草。日本，中国，朝鮮半島などに分布し，普通，平地の日当りのよい湿地や畑地に生える。地下茎は長く地をはい，節から茎や根を出す。茎は直立し高さ5～20cmになり，基部に長さ5～8cm，幅2～3mmの小さな線形の葉を数枚つける。花は夏に開き，茎の先に小穂が多数密に集って頭状花序を1個つくる。花序の基部には2～4個の包があり，葉状で長く開出する。小穂は長さ3～3.5mmのやや扁平な長楕円状披針形である。

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