Elatostema umbellatum var. majus is a perennial herb,
20-40cm tall, that grows in damp places along streams where mamushi,
a pit viper, is likely to appear. Stems are succulent, with no
hairs. Leaves are deformed, long, oblong, 4-10cm long, with tips
extending in a tail way, coarse serrations on margins, and coarse
hairs on upper and lower surfaces. Axils emerge short petioles and
set green-white flowers in clusters. In autumn, the stem tip's nodes
swell up to make bulbils. Bloom time: April-September. |