Stellaria uchiyamana,
a perennial, occurs in shades or edges of deciduous broad-leaf
forest edges. Stems branch, occasionally growing in colonies, and
leaves are broad-ovate, 1-2.5cm in length, without petioles.
Flowers, white, set themselves on tips of approximately 4mm long
peduncles. Petals are 5 in number, but they look 10-petaled, as they
cut in deeply almost their bases. Bloom time: April-June. |