Plant Encyclopedia
Lysimachia × pilophora ("Inunumatorano")
Japanese name: イヌヌマトラノオ (犬沼虎尾)
Scientific name: Lysimachia × pilophora
[Overview]
A natural hybrid between Okatoranoo and Numatoranoo, intermediate in form between the two.
It is found in areas where both parents grow together.
A perennial found in grasslands.
It has creeping underground stems.
The stem is cylindrical, erect and covered with short hairs.
Leaves are simple and alternate, lanceolate to oblong.
The leaves have sparse glandular dots.
A raceme at the stem tip bears many flowers.
The flowers are white, about 1 cm across, and the corolla is 5-lobed.
Details
Names
Japanese: イヌヌマトラノオ(犬沼虎尾)
Life form
Perennial
Habit
Terrestrial
Flowering season
June, July
Distribution or origin
Japan (Honshu, Kyushu)
Leaf shape
Simple leaf (unlobed)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Inflorescence
Raceme
Flower color
White
Flower diameter
10
Leaf color
Green
Translated from our Japanese encyclopedia. If anything differs, the Japanese page is correct.
