Family | Myrsinaceae (also placed in Primulaceae) |
Scientific name | Lysimachia clethroides Duby |
Synonyms | Lysimachia sororia Miquel; Lysimachia clethroides Duby var. sororia (Miquel) Kunth |
Common name | (Japanese common name) oka-tora-no-o (オカトラノオ, 岡虎尾 [meaning: hillock tiger tail]) |
(English common name) gooseneck loosestrife, gooseneck yellow loosestrife | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Wet field, forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Plants 70-100cm tall. Leaves 6-13cm long, 2-5cm wide. Flowers inflorescences 10-30cm long, white corollas 8-12mm across, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Lysimachia clethroides Duby |
Lysimachia clethroides Duby |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |