Silene baccifera var. japonica




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Caryophylloideae
Tribe Sileneae
Scientific name Silene baccifera (L.) Roth var. japonica (Miquel) H. Ohashi & H. Nakai
Synonyms Cucubalus baccifer L. var. japonicus Miquel; Cucubalus baccifer auct., non L.; Cucubalus japonicus (Miquel) V. N. Voroshilov
Common name (Japanese common name) nanban hakobe (ナンバンハコベ, 南蛮繁縷 [meaning: European hakobe (meaning of hakobe is unknown)])
(English common name) berry catchfly
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Mountane field
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants creeping 1-1.7m long. Leaves 3-9cm long, petioles 4-7mm long. Flowers 5 white petals each 15mm long, flowering in August to September. Fruits 6-8mm long, seeds 1-1.5mm across. Vine. Perennial plants.



August 2006
at high marsh