Family | Rubiaceae |
Scientific name | Galium trachyspermum A. Gray |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yotsuba mugura (ヨツバムグラ, 四葉葎 [meaning: four leaves weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China | |
Habitat | Hillock roadside, forest edge |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves qurternate, each leaflet 1-1.5cm long, 3-6mm wide, hairy at edge and lower surface of leaflet. Flowers pale yellow ca. 1mm across, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
May 2007 at mountane roadside |
May 2007 at mountane roadside |
May 2007 at mountane roadside |
May 2007 at mountane roadside |