Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 2111

Genus ja: フトイ

Genus en:

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Cyperaceae

Family ja: カヤツリグサ

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Distribution en:

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.

Cultivation en:

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: 2026-03-03 21:58