Stellaria sessiliflora




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Alsinoideae
Tribe Alsineae
Scientific name Stellaria sessiliflora Y. Yabe
Synonyms Stellaria francheti Honda
Common name (Japanese common name) miyama-hakobe (ミヤマハコベ, 深山繁縷 [meaning: mountain hakobe (meaning of hakobe is unknown)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (southeastern region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea
Habitat Forest edge or wet field near mountane stream
Chromosomal number 2n=56
Description Plants 10-40cm tall. Leaves 1-3.5cm long. Flowers calyx lobes 4.5-5mm long, white petals 6.5-7mm long, flowering in April to July. Seeds ca. 1.2mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Characterization of C-Glycosylflavones and Anthocyanins in Several Species of Caryophyllaceae



April 2006
at mountane roadside
April 2006
at mountane roadside
April 2006
at mountane roadside



April 2006
at mountane roadside
April 2006
at mountane roadside
April 2006
at mountane roadside