Family:
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Campanulaceae /
Kikyouka |
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Notes For Reference:- |
Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Platycodon:
Platycodon
grandiflorus / Kikyou |
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Platycodon grandiflorus / Kikyou キキョウ |
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Platycodon grandiflorus
is a perennial herb found in sunny grasslands
in hilly districts; the stems grow to 0.5-1m in height, with leaves
4-7 cm in length, oblong-ovate in shape, and arranged in alternate
phyllotaxis. A few blue-purple flowers come on a shoot apex in
July-September. The Ministry of the Environment designates this
species as a VU, and the Shimane Red Data Book lists it as a CR+EN.
Bloom time: July-September. |
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Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
