Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Subfamily | Alsinoideae |
Tribe | Alsineae |
Scientific name | Stellaria ruscifolia Pallas ex Schlectendal |
Synonyms | Stellaria ruscifolia Pallas ex Schlectendal subsp. aleutica Hultén; Stellaria ruscifolia Pallas ex Schlectendal var. aleutica (Hultén) B. Boivin |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shikotan-hakobe (シコタンハコベ, 色丹繁縷 [meaning: Shikotan Island hakobe (hakobe = Stellaria media)]) |
(English common name) circumpolar starwort, prickly-leaved starwort | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (high mountains in Central region) |
(Other nations) Russia (Eastern Siberia), Canada, USA (Alaska) | |
Habitat | Alpine or subalpine rocks |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 (2x) |
Description | Plants 7-17cm tall. Leaves 15-25mm long. Flowers calyx lobes 4-5mm long, white petals 7-10mm long, flowering in July to August. Seeds 1mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Stellaria ruscifolia Pallas ex Schlectendal |
Stellaria ruscifolia Pall. ex Schltdl. |
July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |
July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |
July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |