Muhlenbergia japonica Steudel [Poaceae]
Nezumigaya (ネズミガヤ, 鼠萱)
Lifeform : perennial grass
Distribution: China - Far East - Korea - Japan
Habitat: forest floor, grassland, seacoast, roadside, etc.
Chromosome number: 2n = 40
Muhlenbergia Schreb. in Japan
M. curviaristata (Ohwi) Ohwi (ミヤマネズミガヤ, s.l.)
var. nipponica Ohwi (ミヤマネズミガヤ, s.s.)
var. curviaristata (コシノネズミガヤ)
M. hakonensis (Hack.) Makino (タチネズミガヤ)
M. huegelii Trin. (オオネズミガヤ)
M. japonica Steud. (ネズミガヤ)
M. ramosa (Hack.) Makino (キダチノネズミガヤ)
M. schreberi J. F. Gmel. (コネズミガヤ)
Muhlenbergia japonica in Hokkaido
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[1] a grassland dominated by M. japonica. [2] a shoot. [3] close-up of flowers. [4] the base of a leaf. At the center of Shibetsu, northern Hokkaido, on September 13 2010.
References
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習
fauna and flora (出現種リスト)