Poaceae
Hakone grass
Hakonechloa macra
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Hakonechloa
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 箱根草
- English
- Hakone grass
- French
- Herbe du Japon
- German
- Hakenochloa, Zwergschilf
- Japanese
- フウチソウ
Synonyms
- Hakonechloa macra f. albovariegata (Makino) Ohwi
- Hakonechloa macra f. aureola (Makino) Ohwi
- Hakonechloa macra var. alboaurea Makino
- Hakonechloa macra var. albovariegata Makino
- Hakonechloa macra var. aureola Makino
- Phragmites macer Munro
- Phragmites oyyamensis Onuma
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.