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Melica nutans L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Melica L. (コメガヤ) in Japan
Komegaya (コメガヤ, 米茅), mountain melic or nodding melic
Suzumenoko (スズメノコ, 雀ノ子)
Life form: perennial grass, developed creeping rhizomes
Distribution: widespread in the northern Old Continent (Europe - Eurassia - Asia), including Japan (north to Kyushu)
Habitat: sparse forests, forest edges, etc.
索引
ssp. grandiflora (Koidz.) T. Koyama (アオコメガヤ) Synonyms:

Melica komarovii Lucznik
Melica grandiflora Koidz.
Melica nutans L. var. argyrolepis Kom. Melica nutans L. f. argyrolepis (Kom.) Kitag.

Melica nutans in Hokkaido


ST1 ST2 ST3
[1-3] near the fifth station on Mount Apoi (アポイ岳), south-central Hokkaido, on June 15 2016.

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