Galium trachyspermum




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