Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

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Briza maxima / Kobansou コバンソウ

Bloom time: May-July

   
Family:
 
Poaceae /
Ineka


 

Species in the genus Briza:


Briza maxima / Kobansou
Briza minor / Himekobansou
 

   

Briza maxima / Kobansou コバンソウ

 
Many ago, Briza maxima, an annual introduced from Europe, grew wild, making significantly large communities throughout western Japan. Leaves are 5-12cm in length, 3-8mm in width, and linear-lanceolate shape. Inflorescences are panicle-like; some to 20 spikelets set on tips of fine thready pedicles hang down. Those spikelets are 1.4-2.2cm long, 0.8-1.3cm wide, in the shape of a swollen ovate-oblong, at first light green, becoming yellow-brown later. Bloom time: May-July.
                   
                     
                     
                     

SPRING #2

 

 
inserted by FC2 system