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

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Spergularia bocconii / Ushiohanatsumekusa ウシオハナツメクサ

Bloom time: May-August

   
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Caryophyllaceae /
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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Spergularia:

Spergularia bocconii / Ushiohanatsumekusa
 

   

Spergularia bocconii / Ushiohanatsumekusa ウシオハナツメクサ

 
Spergularia bocconii, an annual or biennial herb, height 10-20cm, occurs in damp sandy soil on seashores, with glandular hairs on the upper parts of stems and calyxes. Leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis, 1-3cm long, linear-shaped, with bases with white membranaceous stipules that connate. Flowers are set singly on the axils of the upper parts. Petals are small, measuring 1-2 mm, and vary from white to red; the white ones are more numerous. The stamens are generally 5, and the styles are 3. Bloom time: May-August.
               
                     
                     
                     

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