Man'yō Plants

Sasa

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Man’yō Name Sasa
佐々、小竹（ささ）
Modern Name
  1. Sasa 笹（ササ）
  2. Chikamizasa 縮み笹（チカミザサ）
  3. Miyakozasa 都笹（ミヤコザサ）
  4. Kumazasa 隈笹・熊笹（クマザサ）
English Names
  1. Broad-leaved bamboo
  2. Wavyleaf basketgrass
  3. Dwarf bamboo
  4. Kuma bamboo grass
Scientific Name
  1. F. Poaceae: Sasa palmata
  2. F. Poaceae: Oplismenus undulatifolius
  3. F. Poaceae: Sasa nipponica
  4. F. Poaceae: Sasa veitchii
Distribution Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Appearance
Seasonal Association

Poems (6)

MYS II: 133
MYS X: 2336		 MYS X: 2337
MYS XIV: 3382		 MYS XIX: 4291
MYS XX: 4431

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