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17. Cerastium takasagomontanum Masamune, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan. 28: 120. 1938.

高山卷耳 gao shan juan er

Description from Flora of China

Arenaria takasagomontana (Masamune) S. S. Ying; Cerastium subpilosum Hayata var. takasagomontanum (Masamune) S. S. Ying.

Herbs annual, usually densely glandular pubescent. Stems erect. Leaves oblanceolate, 1--3.5 cm × 3--8 mm, base attenuate, semiamplexicaul, apex acute. Cyme terminal; bracts ovate, margin ciliate. Pedicel 1--2 cm. Sepals ovate, 2--3 × 1--1.5 mm, apex obtuse. Petals spatulate, ca. 2 × as long as sepals, apex entire. Stamens 1.5--2 mm. Ovary ovoid, ca. 1 mm. Styles 1--1.5 mm. Capsule erect, cylindric-ovoid, 2.5--3 mm, acutely 8--10-toothed.

* Mountain slopes and rocks; 2500--3400 m. C Taiwan.


 

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