| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Scientific name | Galium kinuta Nakai & Hara |
| Synonyms | Galium boreale L. var. japonica Maximovicz |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kinuta-sou (キヌタソウ, 砧草 [meaning: kinuta weed (kinuta = traditional small hammer)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) China | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=44 |
| Description | Plants electing 30-60cm tall. Leaves qurternate, each leaflet 2-8cm long, 0.8-2.5cm wide. Flowers white corollas 2.5mm across, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Hexahydrophthalic anilide derivatives (US Patent 5068365/1991) |
| Tetrahydrophthalimide derivative and herbicide composition containing same (US Patent 5169428/1992) |
| July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
| July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |