Stellaria alsine var. undulata




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Alsinoideae
Tribe Alsineae
Scientific name Stellaria alsine Grimm var. undulata (Thunberg) Ohwi
Synonyms Stellaria alsine Grimm var. phaenopetala Handel-Mazzetti; Stellaria japonica Miquel; Stellaria uliginosa Murray var. undulata (Thunberg) Fenzl
Common name (Japanese common name) nomi-no-fusuma (ノミノフスマ, 蚤ノ衾 [meaning: flea's bed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Rice paddy, swamp, wet field
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 10-30cm tall. Leaves 10-20mm long. Flowers bracts 2.5mm long, pedicels 10-15mm long, calyxs 3-3.5mm, white petals longer than chalyxs, flowering in March to August. Seeds ca. 0.7mm long. Winter annual plants.
Reference Stellaria alsine var. alsine
Stellaria alsine Grimm
Herbicidal phenoxy-phenoxy alkane carboxylic acid derivatives (US Patent 4070177/1978)
Herbicidal amide compounds and their uses (US Patent 4657581/1987)
Benzaldehyde oxime derivatives, production and use thereof (US Patent 5677465/1997)
2-Pyrimidinyloxy-n-aryl-benzylamine derivatives,their processes and uses (US Patent 6800590/2004)
Note Some authors may describe that Stellaria alsine Grimm var. undulata (Thunberg) Ohwi is a synonym of Stellaria alsine Grimm. However, petals of Stellaria alsine (var. alsine) are shorter than calyx.



March 2007
at rice paddy path
March 2007
at rice paddy path
March 2007
at rice paddy path



March 2007
at rice paddy path
March 2007
at rice paddy path
March 2007
at rice paddy path