| Lysimachia japonica,
a small perennial herb with vellus hairs on stems, inhabits
roadsides or yards, crawling on the ground to spread on all sides.
Of alternate arrangement, leaves are 1-2.5cm long, 1-2cm wide, in a
broad ovate shape, with tips short and pointed. Leaf axils give
birth to single small yellow flowers, and corollas are deeply cut
into five and open flat. Capsules are spherical, 4-5mm in diameter,
and enveloped with deeply cleft calyxes. Bloom time: May-June. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
