Glehnia littoralis




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Glehnia littoralis F. Schmidt ex Miquel
Synonyms Phellopterus littoralis (F. Schmidt ex Miquel) Bentham
Common name (Japanese common name) hama-bofu (ハマボウフウ, 浜防風 [meaning: beach bofu (bofu = a kind of traditional Chinese medicine)])
(English common name) beach silvertop
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Canada, USA
Habitat Beach
Chromosomal number n=11, 2n=22
Description Plants 5-30cm tall. Leaves blade 1-2-pinnate with pinnatifid leaflets to 3-pinnate, leaflets 1-5-6cm long. Flowers white, flowering in June to August. Fruits 6-8mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Glehnia littoralis F. Schmidt ex Miq.
Glehnia littoralis F. Schmidt ex Miquel
Pharmaceutical composition for treating aids (US Patent 5683697/1997)



June 2007
at Hitachi Coastal Park



May 2008
at beach in Shimane Prefecture
May 2008
at beach in Shimane Prefecture
May 2008
at beach in Shimane Prefecture



July 2008
at beach in Niigata Prefecture
July 2008
at beach in Niigata Prefecture
July 2008
at beach in Niigata Prefecture



May 2008
at beach in Shimane Prefecture