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 dehisce not. Bloom time:
June-August.
Wild plants in and
around
Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
