Bluntleaf sandwort
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl [Caryophyllaceae]
Ooyamafusuma (オオヤマフスマ, 大山衾)
Lifeform: deciduous, perennial forb
Distribution: widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, including Japan
Habitat: grasslands, seasides, and others
Chromosome number: 2n = 48
Genus Moehringia L. (sandworts)
Twenty-seven species in the world (widespread in the Northern Hemisphere)
Two species in Japan
M. lateriflora (L.) Fenzl (オオヤマフスマ)
M. trinervia (L.) Clairv. (タチハコベ): petal < sepal, occasionally no petals
Moehringia lateriflora in Hokkaido
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[1] a small patch at Zenibako Coast on May 29 2011. [2] Along a paved road near the entrance of Goshiki Spa, Niseko, on June 26 2006. [3-4] at N11/W5 along Hokudai Street on June 6 2011. (Discarded photo: at Kagami Swamp Park, Teshio, on September 15 2010.)
References
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習
fauna and flora 出現種リスト