Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Parnassia palustris var. multiseta / Umebachisou ウメバチソウ

Bloom time: August-September
　 　
Family:
　		 Celastraceae /
Nishikigika


　

Species in the genus Parnassia:


Parnassia foliosa var. nummularia / Shirahigesou
Parnassia palustris var. multiseta / Umebachisou
　
　 　

Parnassia palustris var. multiseta / Umebachisou ウメバチソウ

 　
Parnassia palustris var. multiseta inhabits the damp part of the mountain grassland and bears a single 2.0-2.5cm across white flowers on the top of the 10- to 40cm stalks facing the sky. Most interesting is that this species has five staminodes ( a term that means stamen not having the ability to produce pollen), each of which splits into a dozen to twenty-two, on top of each creating a beautiful yellow nectary-ball. It is fascinatingly beautiful. Bloom time: August-September.
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

▲AUTUMN #7

　

　

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