Sasa kurilensis (Rupr.) Makino et Shibata [Poaceae]
Chisimazasa (チシマザサ, 千島笹)
Lifeform: evergreen dwarf shrub
Distribution: Korea - Japan - Sakhalin
Habitat: Sasa shrub / forest floor. (The forset floor of Betula ermanii is often covered completely with S. kurilensis.)
Synonyms
Sasa kurilensis (Rupr.) Makino et Shibata f. pseudokurilensis (Nakai) Sad. Suzuki
Varieties
- var. hirta (Koidz.) S. Suzuki (サヤゲチシマザサ)
- var. gigantea Tatewaki (エゾネマガリ)
- f. pseudokurilensis (Nakai) S. Suzuki (エチゴザサ)
- f. uchidai (Makino) S. Suzuki (ナガバネマガリタケ)
Sasa kurilensis in Hokkaido
At Nakayama Pass (close to Nakayama Pass skislope), Kimobetsu Town, on October 9 2010.
Distribution of Sasa in Hokkaido
| Snow depth (cm) | Dominant Sasa |
| < 50 | Sasa nipponica (Makino) Makino et Shibata |
| < 75 | Sasamorpha borealis (Hack.) Nakai |
| > 75 | Sasa palmata (Marliac) Nakai Sasa kurilensis (Rupr.) Makino et Shibata |
(Sakai 1982)