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 |