Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Schoenoplectus (Reichb.) Palla [2111]

genus_ja: フトイ

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Cyperaceae

family_ja: カヤツリグサ

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description_en: Genus, formerly included in Scirpus, of 80 species of evergreen, rhizomatous, marginal aquatic perennials and annuals usually found on the banks of lakes and slow-running streams, almost world-wide. Leaves are grass-like and are often borne under water. Insignificant flowers are borne in inflorescences on cylindrical or 3-angled stems, in summer. The plant described is grown for its striped stems, and is suitable for cultivation in a bog garden, or as a marginal aquatic plant in still or slow-moving water.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Root sections of rhizome from mid-spring to mid-summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: cosmopolitan

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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