| Strolling along mountain
rivers in forests, you may encounter this perennial, Stellaria
diversiflora; stems with no hairs crawling on the ground and the
upper parts sloping upward to become 10-30cm in height. In a
triangular-ovate shape, leaves are in opposite arrangement, with
short hairs. Peduncles emerge from axils on the upper parts and set
1-1.5cm in diameter white flowers. Petals are five in number, cleft
halfway. Stamens are 10, and styles (pistils) number three in
all. Bloom time: May-July. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
