| Strobilanthes polyanthus
is a perennial that occurs in the shade of a tree in hilly
districts. Stems, with four obtuse ridges, grow to 30-80cm tall and
sparsely branch, with long white hairs on nodes. Leaves are opposite
with 1.5-5.5 cm-long petioles; the blades are broadly oval-shaped,
4-9cm long, 2.5-7cm wide, and serrated. Branch tip set peduncle-less
flowers in a head-like way, bracts are leaf-like, 1-2cm long, in an
orbicular-oval shape, and calyxes cleft deeply in five. Both bracts
and calyxes have long-hairy, and corollas are 3-3.5cm long. Capsules
measure 1.3cm in length. Bloom time: September-October. |
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Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
