Spergula arvensis var. arvensis("Noharatsumekusa")
Japanese name: ノハラツメクサ Scientific name:Spergula arvensis var. arvensis
[Overview]
An annual 30–60 cm tall, found in waste ground and by roadsides.
The stem branches freely and is hairy throughout, with glandular hairs on the upper part.
Leaves are opposite but appear whorled, thread-like, 1.5–4 cm long and no more than 0.1 cm wide, with short glandular hairs.
The flowers are borne in loose cymes and are white, five-petaled, about 5 mm across.
The fruit is a broadly ovate capsule.
