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Caryopteris divaricata is a perennial herb occurring
on forest edges or wasteland edges in mountainous regions. As the
flowering time approaches, it emits a unique fragrance. With a
square cross-section, the stem stands erect, branches well at the
upper parts, and reaches approximately one meter in height. The
leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis, each broad-oval shaped with a 1
to 4-cm-long petiole, the tip sharply pointed, the base circular or
shallowly heart-shaped, and the blade margin serrated. The leaf axil
produces a cyme that bears sparsely set blue-purple flowers. The
corolla is cylindrical; the end cuts in 5; the lower lobe curves
back; and the pistils, 3-3.5cm long, angle downwards and pop out of
the flower along with the flower's style. Bloom time:
August-September. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
