茅萱(チガヤ) Imperata cylindrica

　チガヤは、サトウキビの近隣種です。若い穂を抜き取って、噛むとかすかな甘みがあるそうです。写真のものは、噛むには成長しすぎです。

　Imperata cylindrica is an adjacent variety of sugar cane. They say there is a faint sweetness when the young ears are pulled out and chewed. Those in this picture are too grown to be suitable for chewing.