Stellaria ruscifolia




Family Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Alsinoideae
Tribe Alsineae
Scientific name Stellaria ruscifolia Pallas ex Schlectendal
Synonyms Stellaria ruscifolia Pallas ex Schlectendal subsp. aleutica Hultén; Stellaria ruscifolia Pallas ex Schlectendal var. aleutica (Hultén) B. Boivin
Common name (Japanese common name) shikotan-hakobe (シコタンハコベ, 色丹繁縷 [meaning: Shikotan Island hakobe (hakobe = Stellaria media)])
(English common name) circumpolar starwort, prickly-leaved starwort
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (high mountains in Central region)
(Other nations) Russia (Eastern Siberia), Canada, USA (Alaska)
Habitat Alpine or subalpine rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=26 (2x)
Description Plants 7-17cm tall. Leaves 15-25mm long. Flowers calyx lobes 4-5mm long, white petals 7-10mm long, flowering in July to August. Seeds 1mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Stellaria ruscifolia Pallas ex Schlectendal
Stellaria ruscifolia Pall. ex Schltdl.



July 2008
at Alpine Botanical Garden
in Yuzawa Highland
July 2008
at Alpine Botanical Garden
in Yuzawa Highland
July 2008
at Alpine Botanical Garden
in Yuzawa Highland