Stellaria monosperma var. japonica




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Alsinoideae
Tribe Alsineae
Scientific name Stellaria monosperma Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don var. japonica Maximovicz
Synonyms Stellaria paniculilgera Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-yama-hakobe (オオヤマハコベ, 大山繁縷 [meaning: large mountain hakobe (meaning of hakobe is unknown)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Iwate Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=44
Description Plants 60-120cm tall. Leaves 7-12cm long. Flowers pedicels 3-4mm long, pale green calyx lobes 3-4mm long, white petals shorter than calyx lobes, flowering in August to September. Seeds ca. 2.5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Stellaria monosperma Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don
Stellaria monosperma var. japonica Maxim.



September 2009
at Mt. Takao
September 2009
at Mt. Takao
September 2009
at Mt. Takao



September 2009
at Mt. Takao



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden