Lysimachia x pilophora




Family Myrsinaceae (also placed in Primulaceae)
Scientific name Lysimachia x pilophora (Honda) Honda
Synonyms Lysimachia fortunei var. pilophora Honda
Common name (Japanese common name) inu-numa-tora-no-o (イヌヌマトラノオ, 犬沼虎尾 [meaning: false swamp tiger tail])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (northern Kanto region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Wet field
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants ca. 30-50cm tall. Flowers white, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Note Lysimachia x pilophora (Honda) Honda has been thought to be a natural hybrid of Lysimachia clethroides Duby and Lysimachia fortunei Maximowicz.



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden