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| August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Wedelia prostrata (Hooker et Arnott) Hemsley |
| Synonyms | Eclipta dentata H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Verbesina prostrata Hooker & Arnott; Wollastonia prostrata (Hooker & Arnott) Hooker & Arnott |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hama-guruma [beach wheel], neko-no-shita [cats tongue] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia | |
| Chromosomal number | n=15, 2n=30 |
| Description | Plants creeping ca. 20cm. Leaves 1.5-4.5cm long, 4-12mm wide. Flowers yellow head 1.5-2cm across, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Wedelia prostrata var. prostrata |
| Plant extracts as mucosal-protective agents (US Patent 5130133/1992) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
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