Calamagrostis

Japanese: Calamagrostis
Calamagrostis

…A perennial grass of the grass family (illustration) commonly found in forests and fields in mountain and hilly areas. It has a short rhizome and grows in sparse clumps. The stem is erect and stiff, reaching a height of 50-150 cm, with 6-7 nodes and no branching. The leaves are generally attached to the nodes of the stem, long and slender, 30-50 cm long and 4-8 mm wide, somewhat stiff, twisted in the lower half to form the so-called underside leaves with a slightly rough texture. The panicles appear at the top of the stem in autumn, are oblong, erect, 15-40 cm long, with many short branches that rise obliquely, and many densely packed spikelets. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Calamagrostis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…山地や丘陵地の林間の草地や原野に普通に見られるイネ科の多年草(イラスト)。短い根茎をもち,まばらに叢生(そうせい)した株をつくる。茎は直立して硬く,高さは50~150cmに達し,6~7節があり,枝分れしない。葉はおおむね茎の節につき,細長い線形で,長さは30~50cm,幅4~8mmで,やや硬く,下半部でねじれて裏が上に出たいわゆる裏葉(うらは)となり,ややざらつく。円錐花序は秋に茎頂にあらわれ,全体長楕円形で,直立し,長さは15~40cm,短い枝を多数斜上し,小穂を多数密生する。…

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