Ayamegusa

Man’yō Name	Ayamegusa 菖蒲・菖蒲草・昌蒲・蒲草・安夜女具佐・安夜賣具佐（あやめぐさ）
Modern Name	Shōbu 菖蒲（ショウブ） Sekishō 石菖（セキショウ） Kakitsubata 燕子花･杜若（カキツバタ）
English Names	Sweet flag; sweet sedge; calamus Slender [Japanese] sweet flag Japanese iris; rabbit-ear iris; kakitsubata
Scientific Name	F. Acoraceae; Acorus calamus F. Acoraceae; Acorus gramineus F. Iridaceae; Iris laevigata
Distribution	Water edges in Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu
Appearance
Seasonal Association

Poems (12)

MYS III: 423
MYS VIII: 1490
MYS X: 1955

MYS XVIII: 4035
MYS XVIII: 4089
MYS XVIII: 4101

MYS XVIII: 4102
MYS XVIII: 4116
MYS XIX: 4166

MYS XIX: 4175
MYS XIX: 4177
MYS XIX: 4180