Shirasuge
- Flower nameShirasuge
- Scientific nameCarex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya
- Aliasムシャナルコスゲ
- Place of originIndia, Taiwan, China, and Japan
- Place of floweringLow mountains
- Flowering seasonMay, June
What is Shirasuge
Shirasuge or Carex alopecuroides (scientific name:Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya) is a perennial herb native to India, Taiwan, China, and Japan, belonging to the sedge family Kayazurigaceae. It grows naturally in moist areas of grassland and sandy gravel in mountainous regions throughout Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu and Okinawa.
From May to June, it produces an inflorescence from a flower stalk, with a pale green, elongated, 8 cm long, rod-shaped male inflorescence at the top and 3 to 5 green, 6 cm long, cylindrical female inflorescences at the lower lateral side of the inflorescence.
The underside of the leaf is lined with white papillae and the underside of the leaf appears white.
Common name: Shirasuge or Carex alopecuroides, scientific name: Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya, plant kingdom: India - Taiwan, China, Japan, habitat: Hokkaido - Kyushu, Okinawa, all Japan, Habitat: grassland and sandy gravel in mountainous areas, Height: 50-70 cm, Form: perennial, Plant: dioecious, Leaf surface color: light green, Leaf underside color: powder green, Leaf shape: linear and flexuous, Leaf width: 0.5-1 cm, Phyllotaxy: alternate, Inflorescence type: double inflorescence (small ear: 3-5 flowers), Male small ear length: 8 cm, light green, elongated rod-shaped, Female small ear length Flowering season: May-June; Fruit type: thin; Pericarp length: 0.3 cm.
- Orderpoales
- FamilyCyperaceae
- GenusCarex
- Speciesc. alopecuroides var. chlorostachya
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerSpikelet inflorescence
- Petal shapeSmall ears
- Leaf typeLinear
- Edge of the leafSerrated
- Life typeperennial herb
- Flower colorsGreen
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height50.0 ~ 70.0 cm
- Diameter of flower0.3 ~ 0.4 cm
