Hogaeri Gaya - Hogaeri Gaya

Japanese: ホガエリガヤ - ほがえりがや

A perennial grass of the family Poaceae (illustration) that is somewhat rare under coniferous forests in the subalpine zone. It has a thin, horizontally creeping underground stem. A small number of stems gather together to form small clumps, which are thin, 40-60 cm tall, and have 3-4 nodes. The leaves are thin and linear at the base and on the lower part of the stem, 10-20 cm long and 4-6 mm wide, and gradually become thinner and longer at the tip. The leaf sheaths are covered with fine hairs. The inflorescence appears at the top of the stem from May to July, and is a single upright raceme with 15-20 spikelets on one side of a 15-20 cm long central axis.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

亜高山帯の針葉樹林下にややまれなイネ科の多年草（イラスト）。細く横にはう地下茎がある。茎は少数本が集まって小さい株をつくり，細く，高さは40～60cm，3,4個の節がある。葉は根生および茎の下部にあり，細い線形で，長さは10～20cm，幅は4～6mm，先はしだいに細く長くとがる。葉鞘（ようしよう）に細毛をしく。花序は5～7月に茎の頂に現れ，直立した単一の総状で，長さ15～20cmの中軸上の片側に15～20個の小穂をつける。

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