Ischaemum anthephoroides (Steud.) Miq.
[Poaceae (Graminae)]
also spelled antephoroides
Kekamonohashi (ケカモノハシ, 毛鴨ノ嘴)
Life form: perennial
Distribution: China - Korea - Japan
Habitat: sandy coast
Ischaemum L. in Japan
I. anthephoroides (Steud.) Miq. (ケカモノハシ)
I. aristatum L.
- var. aristatum (タイワンカモノハシ)
- var. glaucum (Honda) T. Koyama (カモノハシ)
I. aureum (Hook. et Arn.) Hack. (ハナカモノハシ)
I. muticum L. (ヤエヤマカモノハシ)
Ischaemum anthephoroides in Hokkaido
[Left] a patch at Higashi-Kunebetsu Coast in the city of Hokuto, southern Hokkaido, Japan, on September 21 2010. [Right] close-up of inflorescences at the same place on August 4 2008.