Family | Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae; Veronicaceae) |
Tribe | Gratioleae |
Scientific name | Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume |
Synonyms | Hottonia sessiliflora Vahl; Terebinthina sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kiku-mo (キクモ, 菊藻 [meaning: aster algae]) |
(English common name) Asian marshweed, dwarf ambulia, ambulia, limnophila | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants creeping 10-30cm. Flowers purple corollas 6-10mm, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume |
Limnophila sessiliflora | |
Mycoherbicidal delivery compositions, preparation and methods for controlling aquatic weeds (US Patent 5945099/1999) | |
Supported fluridone compositions and methods (US Patent 6686317/2004) |
September 2006 at lowland field |
September 2006 at lowland field |
September 2006 at lowland field |
October 2005 at rice paddy |
October 2005 at rice paddy |
October 2005 at rice paddy |