Family | Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae; Veronicaceae) |
Tribe | Gratioleae |
Scientific name | Deinostema violacea (Maximowicz) T. Yamazaki |
Synonyms | Deinostema violaceum (Maximowicz) T. Yamazaki; Gratiola axillaris Nakai; Gratiola saginoides (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura; Gratiola saginoides (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura var. violaces (Maximowicz) Matsumura; Gratiola violacea Maximowicz; Gratiola violacea Maximowicz var. genuina Franchet & Savatier; Gratiola violacea Maximowicz var. saginoides Franchet & Savatier; Ilysanthes saginoides Franchet & Savatier |
Common name | (Japanese common name) sawa-tougarashi (サワトウガラシ, 沢唐辛子 [meaning: swamp sweet pepper]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 5-20cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long, 1-2mm wide. Flowers pale purple corollas 5-6mm, flowering in August to October. Annual plants. |
Reference | Deinostema violacea (Maximowicz) T. Yamazaki |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
September 2006 at rice paddy |
September 2006 at rice paddy |