Notes For Reference:-　

Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Cucubalus:

Cucubalus baccifer var. japonica / Nanbanhakobe

Cucubalus baccifer var. japonica / Nanbanhakobe ナンバンハコベ

Cucubalus baccifer var. japonica, a perennial associated with an alien, has grown wild in fields and mountains in Japan from time immemorial. Vine-like stems branch well and grow to more than one meter, and leaves are 2-5cm, oval-shaped. Flowers bloom facing sideways or downwards, with conspicuous hemispherical calyxes; petals are white, with limbs cleft in two. Capsules are almost spherical, become flesh bacca, and do not dehisce. Bloom time: June-August.