Scabiosa japonica forma littoralis




Family Dipsacaceae
Scientific name Scabiosa japonica Miquel forma littoralis Nakai
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) sonare-matsu-mushi sou (ソナレマツムシソウ, 磯慣松虫草 [meaning: coastal matsu-mushi weed (matsu-mushi = Xenogryllus marmoratus)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (coastal area of Kanto region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Seaside
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Plants electing 10-25cm tall. Flowers blue purple 2.5-5cm across, flowering in August to October. Winter annual plants.
Reference Scabiosa japonica Miq.



August 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
August 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
August 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden