Family | Eriocaulaceae |
Scientific name | Eriocaulon decemflorum Maximowicz |
Synonyms | Eriocaulon coreanum Lecomte; Eriocaulon decemflorum Maximovicz var. coreanum Nakai ex Mori; Eriocaulon decemflorum Maximovicz var. genuinum Nakai; Eriocaulon decemflorum Maximovicz var. genuinum forma coreanum (Lecomte) Nakai; Eriocaulon decemflorum Maximovicz var. genuinum for. typicum Nakai; Eriocaulon decemflorum Maximovicz var. nipponicum (Maximovicz) Nakai; Eriocaulon nipponicum Maximovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ito-inu-no-hige (イトイヌノヒゲ, 糸犬ノ髭 [meaning: strings like dog's beard]), ko-inu-no-hige (コイヌノヒゲ, 小犬ノ髭 [meaning: small dog's beard]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Leaves linear 1.5-10cm long. Scapes 5-30cm tall. Flowers head ca. 3-7mm across, flowering in August to September. Seeds 0.7mm long. Annual plants. |
Reference | Eriocaulon decemflorum Maximowicz |
August 2008 at lowland marsh |
August 2008 at lowland marsh |
August 2008 at lowland marsh |