Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

 HOME

 Japanese Home

Smilax nipponica / Tachishiode タチシオデ

Bloom time: May-June

   
Family:
 
Smilacaceae /
Shiodeka


 

Species in the genus Smilax:


Smilax china / Sarutoriibara
Smilax nipponica / Tachishiode
Smilax riparia / Shiode
 

   

Smilax nipponica / Tachishiode タチシオデ

 
Smilax nipponica,  a perennial herb found in fields and mountains, has erect stems, and then the upper parts become vine-like and twine around. Leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis, 4-20cm long, in the shape of an oblong, with surfaces that are not glossy and have a thin texture. Tendrils emerge from axils. Both male and female flowers, 6-petalled, yellow-green, set themselves in umbels that arise from axils; perianth lobes do not bend back. Bloom time: May-June.
   
                     
                     
                     

SUMMER #11

 

 

inserted by FC2 system