| Galium trachyspermum,
a perennial herb borne on paths between paddies, or roadsides, grows
to 20-50cm in height. Stems are 4-ridged and slender and
occasionally lie down on the ground. Leaves are in whorls with four,
each 0.6-1.5cm in length, 3-6mm in width, in the shape of an
oval-long-oblong to oval, with tips short and pointed, and white
hairs on margins and backsides. Two leaves out of the 4 are genuine
ones, and the other 2 are leaf-like stipules - generally a bit
smaller than the actual leaves. Stem tips or axils emerge
inflorescences that set some light yellow-green flowers about 1mm
across. Bloom time: May-June. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
