Galium kikumugura




Family Rubiaceae
Scientific name Galium kikumugura Ohwi
Synonyms Galium brachypodion Maximovicz
Common name (Japanese common name) kiku-mugura (キクムグラ, 菊葎 [meaning: aster wort])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea
Habitat Forest
Chromosomal number 2n=44
Description Plants 20-40cm tall. Leaves 4-5 verticillate, each leaflet 6-15mm long, 3-8mm wide. Flowers white corollas ca. 1-2mm across, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.



May 2008
at Shimane Prefecture
Man-yo Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Shimane Prefecture
Man-yo Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Shimane Prefecture
Man-yo Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Shimane Prefecture
Man-yo Botanical Garden