Elymus racemifer var. racemifer ("Aokamojigusa")

Japanese name: アオカモジグサ （青髢草）
Scientific name: Elymus racemifer var. racemifer

[Overview]
A perennial 0.3–1 m tall, found in grasslands, on embankments and similar places.
The leaves are linear, 15–25 cm long and 0.5–1 cm wide, with a rough upper surface.
A flower spike 10–20 cm long emerges at the stem tip, with a slightly drooping end.
The spikelets are borne at each node of the spike; they are green and 1–1.5 cm long.
Each spikelet consists of 4–7 florets; the lemma is rough with hairs on its sides and has a slightly thick green awn 1.5–2 cm long at its upper end.
The lemma is longer than the palea.

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