Myosoton aquaticum




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Alsinoideae
Tribe Alsineae
Scientific name Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench
Synonyms Alsine aquatica (L.) Britton; Cerastium aquaticum L.; Malachium aquaticum (L.) Fries; Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scopoli
Common name (Japanese common name) ushi-hakobe (ウシハコベ, 牛繁縷 [cattle hakobe (meaning of hakobe is unknown)])
(English common name) giant chickweed, water chickweed
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Asia - Europa, north Africa
Habitat Forest edge, field, farm yard, riverside
Chromosomal number 2n=20, 28
Description Plants 20-50cm tall. Leaves 2.5-8cm long, non hair. Flowers pedicels 7-18mm long, 5 calyx lobes, 5 white petals, 10 stamens, 5 styles, flowering in April to October. Seeds ca. 1mm long. Winter annual or perennial plants.
Reference Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench
Myosoton aquaticum (Linnaeus) Moench
Herbicidal composition comprising2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-pyropynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazi n-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione and either glufosinate or bialaphos (US Patent 5173103/1992)



November 2006
at riverside
November 2006
at riverside
November 2006
at riverside



September 2006
at rice paddy
October 2006
at lowland swamp
October 2006
at lowland swamp



November 2007
at lowland forest edge