Stellaria radians




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Alsinoideae
Tribe Alsineae
Scientific name Stellaria radians L.
Synonyms Cerastium fimbriatum sensu Ledebour, non E. Pritzel; Fimbripetalum radians (L.) Ikonnikov; Stellaria radians L. forma fimbriata (Ledebour) Kitagawa; Stellaria radians L. var. ovato-oblonga Koidzumi
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo-oh-yama-hakobe (エゾオオヤマハコベ, 蝦夷大山繁縷 [meaning: Ezo large mountain hakobe (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido, hakobe = Stellaria media)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Mountane forest or forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants ca. 60cm tall. Leaves 6-11cm long, 2cm wide. Flowers pedicels 1.5-3.5cm long, calyx lobes 7-9mm long, white petals 8-11mm long, 10 stamens, 3 styles, flowering in July to August. Fruits ca. 9mm long, seeds 2mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Stellaria radians Linnaeus



July 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden



July 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden