Polypogon fugax
Polypogon fugax
Location: Mother Farm
- Flower namePolypogon fugax
- Scientific namePolypogon fugax
- Alias稗還, 稗返り, Polypogon fugax
- Place of originEast Asia and Africa
- Place of floweringFields and footpaths
- Flowering seasonApril, May, June, July
What is Polypogon fugax
Polypogon fugax or ditch polypogon (scientific name: Polypogon fugax) is an annual weed in the family Poaceae, native to East Asia and Africa, including Japan. It grows naturally in moist, sunny grasslands in Honshu and Okinawa. It has a straight, slender stem with a conical inflorescence at the tip and many small ears.
Common name: Polypogon fugax, scientific name: Polypogon fugax, also known as ditch polypogon, Grass: 20-50 cm, Leaf length: 5-10 cm, Basal area: 0.3-07 cm, Leaf color: Green, Inflorescence length: 0.2 cm, Small flower length: 0.1 cm. Inflorescence length: 0.2 cm, Small flower length: 0.1 cm, Flowering season: April-July, Inflorescence form: conical, Corolla: small spike
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
- GenusPolypogon
- SpeciesP. fugax
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerCone / Compound inflorescence
- Petal shapeSmall ears
- Leaf typelanceolate
- Edge of the leafEntire
- Life typeannual weed
- Flower colorsWhite
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit colorGreen
- Height20.0 ~ 50.0 cm
- Diameter of flower0.1 ~ 0.1 cm
