| 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 |