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Campanulaceae /
Kikyouka |
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Notes For Reference:- |
Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus
Specularia:
Specularia perfoliata
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Specularia perfoliata / Kikyousou キキョウソウ |
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Specularia perfoliata, an annual
herb, grows to a height of 30-80cm, originating in North America and
naturalized in various sunny, dry grasslands. Stems have ridges with
sparse, divaricate hairs on their surface. The phyllotaxis is
alternate; leaves are about 1.5cm long, in the shape of a circular
or oval, with shallowly cordate bases. Flowers, 1-3, bear themselves
at axils. Corollas are purple, 1.5-1.8 cm in diameter; stamens are
5; the style tips are cleft into three. Bloom time: May-July. |
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