Japanese name: ミヤマドジョウツナギ（深山泥鰌繋） Scientific name:Glyceria alnasteretum
[Overview]
A perennial 0.6–1 m tall, found in wet places such as inside and at the edges of Erman's birch and Alnus maximowiczii woods in snowy subalpine areas, in conifer forest zones, and along springs and moors.
The whole plant is delicate and bright green.
The leaves are linear, 0.4–0.7 cm wide, thin and soft.
A conical flower spike 15–25 cm long appears at the stem tip; there are usually 2–3 branches, and the tip of the spike droops.
The spikelets are oblong, 0.4–0.7 cm long, and often tinged with purple; the first glume is about 1/2–2/3 the length of the lemma, pointed at the tip, and awnless.
