Poaceae

Microstegium japonicum (Miq.) Koidz.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Microstegium

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Microstegium japonicum (Microstegium japonicum) — Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 日本莠竹, 多芒莠竹, 相馬莠竹, 相马莠竹
Japanese: ササガヤ

Synonyms

Leptatherum boreale (Ohwi) C.Hui Chen, Kuoh & Veldkamp
Leptatherum japonicum (Miq.) Franch. & Sav.
Leptatherum japonicum var. boreale (Ohwi) Ibaragi & Yonek.
Leptatherum somae (Hayata) C.Hui Chen, Kuoh & Veldkamp
Microstegium boreale Ohwi
Microstegium japonicum f. shimidzui (Honda) Ohwi
Microstegium japonicum subsp. somae (Hayata) T.Koyama
Microstegium japonicum var. boreale (Ohwi) Ohwi
Microstegium nudum subsp. japonicum (Miq.) Tzvelev
Microstegium nudum var. boreale (Ohwi) Ohwi
Microstegium nudum var. shimidzui Honda
Microstegium somae (Hayata) Ohwi
Pollinia japonica Miq.
Polliniopsis somae Hayata

Photos

Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.