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| August 2007 at Hitach Coast Park |
August 2007 at Hitach Coast Park |
August 2007 at Hitach Coast Park |
| Family | Onagraceae |
| Tribe | Onagreae |
| Scientific name | Gaura lindheimeri Engelmann & A. Gray |
| Synonyms | Gaura filiformis Small var. munzii Cory |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hakucho-sou (ハクチョウソウ, 白蝶草 [meaning: white butterfly weed]), yama-momo-sou (ヤマモモソウ, 山桃草 [meaning: mountain peach weed]) |
| (English common name) Lindheimer's beeblossom, swirling butterflies | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] USA | |
| Habitat | Roadside, field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=14 |
| Description | Plants 60-100cm tall. Flowers white or pink 2-3cm across, flowering in June to October. Pelennial plants. |
| Reference | Gaura lindheimeri Engelm. & A. Gray |
| Gaura Linnaeus | |
| Note | Naturalized plants (introduced as garden plants in late 19th) |
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| August 2007 at Hitach Coast Park |
August 2007 at Hitach Coast Park |
August 2007 at Hitach Coast Park |
