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| August 2006 at high marsh |
August 2006 at high marsh |
August 2006 at high marsh |
| Family | Dipsacaceae |
| Scientific name | Scabiosa japonica Miquel |
| Synonyms | Scabiosa comosa Fischer ex Roemer et Schultes var. japonica (Miquel) Tatewaki; Scabiosa fischeri de Candolle var. japonica (Miquel) Nakai |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) matsu-mushi sou (マツムシソウ, 松虫草 [meaning: matsu-mushi weed (matsu-mushi = Xenogryllus marmoratus)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Alpine or subalpine field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16 |
| Description | Plants electing 30-90cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long. Flowers blue purple 2.5-5cm across, flowering in August to October. Winter annual plants. |
| Reference | Scabiosa japonica Miq. |
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| August 2006 at high marsh |
August 2006 at high marsh |
August 2006 at high marsh |
