Family | Droseraceae |
Scientific name | Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow |
Synonyms | Drosera lobbiana Turczaninow; Drosera lunata Buchanan-Hamilton ex de Candolle; Drosera nipponica Masamune; Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow var. lunata (Buchanan-Hamilton ex de Candolle) C. Clarke; Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow var. multisepala Y. Z. Ruan; Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow var. nipponica (Masamune) Ohwi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ishi-mochi-sou (イシモチソウ, 石持草 [meaning: stone taking weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia,Indonesia, Australia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=32, 40 |
Description | Plants 10-30cm tall. Leaves 2-3mm long, 4-6mm wide. Flowers white 5 petals each 6-8mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow |
Drosera peltata Sm. ex Willd. |
June 2007 at Naruto Marsh |
June 2007 at Naruto Marsh |
June 2007 at Naruto Marsh |
June 2007 at Naruto Marsh |