太藺草(おおいぐさ) Ooi-gusa(Bulrush)
太藺草(おおいぐさ)はカヤツリグサ科フトイ属の多年草の太藺(ふとい)のことです。日本各地の池や沼に群生する水草です。夏から秋にかけて茎の先端に卵形の小さな穂をつけます。太藺(ふとい)という名は、茎が太くて藺草(いぐさ)に似ているからだそうです。
- Ooigusa-gusa is commonly known as giant bulrush or simply bulrush, is a perennial plant belonging to the Cyperaceae and the genus Schoenoplectus. It's an aquatic plant that forms dense colonies in ponds and marshes throughout Japan. From summer to autumn, it produces small, egg-shaped spikelets at the tips of its stems. The Japanese name "futoi"(太藺) is said to come from its thick stems resembling those of rushes(igusa)..
太藺草(おおいぐさ)を詠んだ歌 Poems including Ooi-gusa
太藺草(おおいぐさ)が詠まれた歌は一首だけです。
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