Trigonotis peduncularis




Family Boraginaceae
Subfamily Boraginoideae
Scientific name Trigonotis peduncularis (Triranus) Bentham ex Baker & S. Moore
Synonyms Eritrichium japonicum Miquel; Eritrichium pedunculare (Trevisan) de Candolle; Myosotis chinensis de Candolle; Myosotis peduncularis Triranus
Common name (Japanese common name) kyuri-gusa (キュウリグサ, 胡瓜草 [meaning: cucumber weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Roadside, farm yard
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 10-30cm. Leaves 1-2.5cm long, 6-15mm wide. Flowers blue corollas 2mm across, flowering in March to May (also in October to November). Winter annual plants.
Reference Trigonotis peduncularis (Triranus) Bentham ex Baker & S. Moore



October 2006
at roadside
October 2006
at roadside
October 2006
at roadside