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Melampyrum laxum var. nikkoense / Miyamamamakona ミヤマママコナ

Bloom time: August-September
　 　
Family:
　		 Orobanchaceae /
Hamautsuboka
　


　

Notes For Reference:-

Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Melanmpyrum:
Melampyrum laxum var. laxum / Shikokumamakona
Melampyrum laxum var. nikkoense / Miyamamamakona
Melampyrum roseum v. japonicum / Mamakona
Melampyrum roseum var. roseum / Tsushimamamakona
Melampyrum setaceum / Hosobamamakona
　
　 　

Melampyrum laxum var. nikkoense / Miyamamamakona ミヤマママコナ

 　
Melampyrum laxum var. nikkoense, a hemiparasitic annual plant, occurs on deep mountain edges or grasslands, the stem growing to 20-50cm in height. Leaves are narrow, ovate or oblong-like, lanceolate, 2.5-6cm long, 0.6-2cm wide, with 5-10mm long petioles. Each axil on the upper parts produces single flowers or 4-5cm long inflorescences on the stem tips. The flowers have red-purple corollas with yellow spots on both sides. Bracts have no serrations. Bloom time: August-September.
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

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