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Cyperus brevifolius var. leiolepis / Himekugu ヒメクグ

Bloom time: July-October

   
Family:
 

Cyperaceae /
Kayatsurigusaka


 

Species in the genus Cyperus:


Cyperus brevifolius var. leiolepis / Himekugu
Cyperus difformis / Tamagayatsuri
Cyperus flaccidus / Hinagayatsuri


 

   

Cyperus brevifolius var. leiolepis / Himekugu ヒメクグ

 
Cyperus brevifolius var. leiolepis, a perennial found in sunny, damp places, grows to 5-20cm, propagating by extending rhizomes long. Leaves are 2-3mm broad and linear-shaped. Stem tips have 2-3 leaf-like bracts, generally setting a single, occasionally 2-3, 0.7-1cm diameter spherical inflorescences, which include gathering small green spikelets. The spikelets are 2-3.5mm long, flat, narrowly lanceolate, with four scales, the single top one setting florets. Bloom time: July-October.
                   
                     
                     
                     

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