| Family |
Onagraceae |
| Tribe |
Circaeeae |
| Scientific name |
Circaea mollis Siebold & Zuccarini |
| Synonyms |
Circaea coreana H. Léveillé; Circaea coreana H. Léveillé var. sinensis
H. Léveillé; Circaea lutetiana L. var. taquetii H. Léveillé |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) mizutama-sou (ミズタマソウ, 水玉草 [meaning: dewdrops weed]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar |
| Habitat |
Mountane forest or forest edge |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=22 |
| Description |
Plants 20-60cm tall. Leaves 5-13cm long, 1.5-4cm wide. Flowers white, flowering
in August to September. Fruits 3-4mm long. Pelennial plants. |
| Reference |
Circaea mollis Siebold & Zuccarini |
