Family | Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae) |
Tribe | Veroniceae |
Scientific name | Veronica cymbalaria Bodard |
Synonyms | Veronica bodardii Jordan & Fourr; Veronica cuneata Gussone; Veronica fallacina Jordan & Fourr; Veronica glandulifera Freyn; Veronica cymbalariifolia Vahl; Veronica cymbalariifolia Vahl var. fallacina (Jordan & Fourr) Rouy; Veronica cymbalariifolia Vahl var. longipes (Jordan & Fourr) Rouy; Veronica longipes Jordan & Fourr; Veronica trichadaena Jordan & Fourr |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kogome-inu-no-fuguri (コゴメイヌノフグリ, 小米犬陰嚢 [meaning: tiny rice testicles of dogs]) |
(English common name) glandular speedwell, pale speedwell | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (mainly Kanto region) |
(Other nations) [native] Europa | |
Habitat | Feilds, roadside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18, 36, 54 |
Description | Plants 10-20cm tall. Leaves 0.5-1.5cm long, 0.5-1cm wide, petioles 0.5-2cm long. Flowers pedicels ca. 1-2cm long, calyx lobe ca. 3mm long, white corollas ca. 5mm across, flowering in March to April. Fruits ca. 6mm across. Winter annual plants. |
Reference | Veronica cymbalaria Bodard |
Veronica cymbalaria Bodard | |
Note | Naturalized plants (first cultivated at Koishikawa Botanical Garden in 1970) |
February 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
February 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |