Family | Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae; Veronicaceae) |
Tribe | Gratioleae |
Scientific name | Deinostema adenocaulum (Maximovicz) T. Yamazaki |
Synonyms | Gratiola adenocaula Maximovicz; Gratiola violacea Maximovicz var. adenocaule (Maximovicz) Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) maru-ba-no-sawa-tougarashi (マルバノサワトウガラシ, 丸葉沢唐辛子 [meaning: round leaved swamp sweet pepper]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 5-20cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long, 3-5mm wide. Flowers pale purple corollas 4mm, flowering in August to October. Annual plants. |
Reference | Deinostema adenocaula (Maximowicz) T. Yamazaki |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
September 2006 at rice paddy |