| Spreading out its aerial
roots on trunks or rocks, Neofinetia falcata, an evergreen
perennial, inhabits trunks and rocks in fields and mountains. The
leaves are thick and stiff, 5-10cm in length, 6-8mm in width,
broadly linear, and out-curved. They have joints at the bases and
the ones that have survived the winter drop off from them, resulting
in old leaf sheaths covering the stems. Flower stalks grow to 3-10cm
long and set 3-5 white flowers on them; sepals and side petals are
both 1cm in length, linear-lanceolate, lips three-lobed, spurs
slender, out-curved, and hanging down. Bloom time: June-July. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
