Briza Minor (Little Quaking Grass) 姫小判草(ヒメコバンソウ)

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is Briza minor or more commonly little quaking-grass. Its name contains "little" due to the comparison with Briza maxima or greater quaking-grass. The plant is so little as you can see in the first photo in which lesser trefoil is behind it. Lesser foil is the size of a grain of rice as suggested by its Japanese name "kometsubu tsumekusa," meaning "clover the size of a grain of rice." 

Little quaking grass has a pretty Japanese name "hime koban sou," meaning "princess quaking-grass."

Briza minor 姫小判草

Little quaking grass ヒメコバンソウ


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姫小判草(ヒメコバンソウ)です。小判草より小さいからヒメコバンソウ。本当にちっちゃい。でも大好きです!

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