Family | Onagraceae |
Subfamily | Onagroideae |
Tribe | Circaeeae |
Scientific name | Circaea cordata Royle |
Synonyms | Circaea bodinieri H. Léveillé; Circaea cardiophylla Makino; Circaea codiophylla Makino; Circaea kitagawae H. Hara |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ushitaki-sou (ウシタキソウ, 牛滝草 [meaning: Mt. Ushitaki weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Nepal, India, Pakistan | |
Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Plants 40-60cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long, 3-6cm wide. Flowers white, flowering in July to September. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Pelennial plants. |
Reference | Circaea cordata Royle |
Circaea cordata Royle |
July 2007 at lowland forest edge |
July 2007 at lowland forest edge |
July 2007 at lowland forest edge |
July 2007 at lowland forest edge |
July 2007 at lowland forest edge |
July 2007 at lowland forest edge |