Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia("Nominotsuzuri")
Japanese name: ノミノツヅリ Scientific name:Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
[Overview]
A biennial found along roadsides, in wastelands, and in fields.
The stem is 5–25 cm tall, branches well from the base, and spreads sideways.
The stem has short downward-pointing hairs.
The leaves are simple and opposite, 3–7 mm long and 1–5 mm wide, broadly ovate to long ovate, and hairy on both sides.
The leaf margins are entire.
The flowers are borne singly in the leaf axils, and as a whole look like a cyme.
The flowers are about 5 mm across, white with 5 petals, and the petals are obovate.
The sepals are 3–4 mm long, longer than the petals, long ovate, and pointed at the tip.
There are 10 stamens and 3 styles.
The fruit is an ovate capsule 3 mm long, which splits into 6 when ripe.
The seeds are kidney-shaped, 0.3–0.5 mm long.
