Chrysosplenium

Japanese: Chrysosplenium
Chrysosplenium

...This perennial plant of the Saxifragaceae family grows in mountain marshes and puddles, and sometimes in rice paddies, often in colonies, and blooms small, inconspicuous flowers in early spring (illustration). It is pale green overall, hairless, moist, and weak. The capsule splits at the top to reveal many seeds, and the fruit's appearance resembles a cat's eyes with closed pupils during the day, hence the Japanese name. The rhizome is long and spreads horizontally, and the flower stalk is erect and bears opposite leaves. The leaves are broadly ovate, with 3 to 8 pairs of inwardly curved blunt sawtooth edges. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Chrysosplenium" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…山地の湿地や水たまり,ときには水田にもはえ,しばしば群生するユキノシタ科の多年草で,早春,小さな目だたない花を開く(イラスト)。全体に淡緑色で,無毛,水気が多く軟弱である。蒴果(さくか)は上部が裂けて多くの種子をのぞかせるが,その果実のようすが,瞳孔を閉じた昼間のネコの目に似ているというので,この和名がつけられた。根茎は長く横にはい,花茎は立ち上がって葉を対生する。葉は広卵形で,縁に3~8対の内曲した鈍鋸歯がある。…

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