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| October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Verbenaceae |
| Scientific name | Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene |
| Synonyms | Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michaux; Verbena nodiflora L.; Lippia repens Sprengel; Phyla chinensis Loureiro |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) iwa-dare-sou (イワダレソウ, 岩垂草 [meaning: rock hanging weed]) |
| (English common name) turkey tangle fogfruit | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, worldwide tropic | |
| Habitat | Seaside rocks or field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
| Description | Plants creeping. Leaves 1-4cm long, 5-18mm wide. Flowers pale purple corollas ca. 2mm across, flowering in July to October. Fruits ca. 2mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene |
| Phyla nodiflora (Linnaeus) E. L. Greene | |
| Methods and compositions for inhibiting biofilms (US Patent 20060014285) | |
| Compositions and methods for controlling biofilms and bacterial infections (US Patent 20070014739) |
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| October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
