Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

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Galium spurium var. echinospermon / Yaemugura ヤエムグラ

Bloom time: May-June

   
Family:
 
Rubiaceae /
Akaneka


 

Species in the genus Galium:


Galium japonicum / Kurumamugura
Galium kamtschaticum var. acutifolium / Oobanoyotsubamugura
Galium kikumugura / Kikumugura
Galium kinuta / Kinutasou
Galium odorata / Kurumabasou
Galium spurium var. echinospermon / Yaemugura
Galium trachyspermum / Yotsubamugura
Galium trifloriforme / Okukurumamugura
Galium trifidum ssp. colombianum / Hosobanoyotsubamugura
Galium verum ssp. asiaticum / Kibanakawaramatsuba
Galium verum ssp. asiaticum f. lacteum / Kawaramatsuba
 

   

Galium spurium var. echinospermon / Yaemugura ヤエムグラ

 
Galium spurium var. echinospermon is an annual or biennial herb that inhabits tussocks or wastelands near villages. Stems are somewhat soft but have 4-ridges with downward prickles and grow to 60-90cm in length. Leaves are in whorls of 6-8, each 1-3cm long, 1.5-4mm wide, broad-linear, or narrow-oblanceolate, with prickles on tips and spines facing backward on margins and also on backside midribs. Two out of 6-8 leaves are genuine, and the other 4-6 are stipules - though looking the same. Stem tips or axils bear inflorescences that set small yellow-green flowers. Corollas are cleft in four, and stamens are four in number. Bloom time: May-June.
                 
                     
                     
                     

SPRING #5

 

 

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