Dwarf fountain grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. [Poaceae]
Chikarashiba (チカラシバ, 力芝)
Lifeform: weedy perennial grass
Distribution: eastern Asia, including Japan (south to southwestern Hokkaido)
Habitat: grasslands - bare grounds
Seed dispersal: animal
Synonyms
Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. f. purpurascens (Thunb.) Ohwi
Pennisetum Rich. in Japan
P. alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. (チカラシバ)
f. anacanthum Hayashi (ボウズチカラシバ)
f. erythrochaetum (Ohwi) Ohwi (ベニチカラシバ)
f. viridescens (Miq.) Ohwi (アオチカラシバ)
P. sordidum Koidz. (シマチカラシバ)
Pennisetum alopecuroides in Hokkaido
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[1] from the side. [2] from the top. [3] a floweirng shoot. [4] close-up of flowers. At Yodogawa Riverside Park, Osaka, on October 29 2011