Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Subfamily | Alsinoideae |
Tribe | Alsineae |
Scientific name | Pseudostellaria palibiniana (Takeda) Ohwi, non (Hemsley) Paxton |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) higene-wachigai-sou (ヒゲネワチガイソウ, 髭根輪違草 [meaning: shaggy roots wachigai weed (wachigai = unknown flowers name)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Fukushima Prefecture, north of Central region) |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | Mountane or subalpine forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
Description | Plants 10-20cm tall. Leaves 2.5-4cm long (upper leaves). Flowers 5-8 white small petals each 6-7mm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Pseudostellaria palibiniana Ohwi |
Characterization of C-Glycosylflavones and Anthocyanins in Several Species of Caryophyllaceae | |
Note | Relatively rare species. |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |