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Diodia virginiana / Merikenmugura メリケンムグラ

Bloom time: July-August
　 　
Family:
　		 Rubiaceae /
Akaneka


　

Species in the genus Diodia:


Diodia teres / Oofutabamugura
 Diodia virginiana / Merikenmugura

　


　
　 　

Diodia virginiana / Merikenmugura メリケンムグラ

 　
Diodia virginiana, a native of North America, inhabits moist/damp sections of riverbanks or ridges between paddies. Stems branch out on all sides at the bases, making mats, and leaves are opposite, broadly linear, with leaf surfaces deep green and somewhat leathery. Flowers are white, emerging from leaf axils, and cylindrical, with four lobes at the tips. Blooming time: June-August.
　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

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