Foley Gaya - Forighaya

Japanese: フォーリーガヤ - ふぉーりーがや

A thin, feeble-shaped perennial grass found under coniferous forests in the subalpine and cool temperate zones (illustration). The thin stems and leaves grow sparsely and in a clump, with a thin, short underground stem. The stem is 40-70cm tall, thin and weak, and the base spreads slightly sideways. The leaves, one or two at the base and one at the top, are attached to the nodes of the stem, thin and linear, 10-20cm long, 1-2mm wide, slightly inward-curling, and sometimes sparsely hairy. In June and July, a panicle is produced, 5-8cm long, slightly drooping at the tips, and 5-12 spikelets are produced on thin, drooping branches, and the whole is pale green with a purple tinge.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

亜高山帯や冷帯の針葉樹林下に見られる細く貧弱な形をしたイネ科の多年草（イラスト）。細い茎と葉はまばらに叢生（そうせい）し，細く短い地下茎がある。茎は高さ40～70cm，細く弱々しく，基部は多少横にはう。葉は根生と上部の1～2枚が茎の節につき，細い線形，長さは10～20cm，幅は1～2mm，少し内巻きぎみで，ときにまばらに毛がある。6～7月ころ，円錐花序を抽出し，全長は5～8cmで，先は少し垂れ，細く垂れぎみの枝を分かって，5～12個の小穂をつけ，全体に紫色を帯びた淡緑色である。

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