Calamagrostis epigejos

Flower name
Calamagrostis epigejos
Scientific name
Calamagrostis epigejos
Aliasイヌヤマアワ
Place of originTemperate regions of the northern hemisphere
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonJune, July, August, September

What is Calamagrostis epigejos

Calamagrostis epigejos (yama-awa ,wood small-reed or bushgrass, scientific name:Calamagrostis epigejos) is a native temperate region of the northern hemisphere, and is a perennial wild grass of the family Poaceae. It is rooted everywhere, including wetlands and grasslands throughout Japan. In the summer, extend the conical inflorescence from a thin, hard stem tip, attach a large number of elongated spikes.

Common name:Calamagrostis epigejos, scientific name:Calamagrostis epigeios aka: aka: yama-awa ,wood small-reed or bushgrass,, Habitat: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu of Japan, environment: wetlands, grasslands, fields, mountains, grass height: 50 to 150 cm, leaves shapes: flat and linear, leaf edge:thin serrated, inflorescence form: cylinder → conical inflorescence, inflorescence height: 10 to 30 cm, flowering Stage: June to September, inflorescence color (flower color): gray green tea color with pale red purple, spike shape: narrow needle shape, spike length: 5 to 8 mm, stamens number: 3, fruit stage : July - September.