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Oenothera laciniata Hill
Family: OnagraceaeEnglish: Cutleaf evening primrose
Japanese: コマツヨイグサ (小待宵草) [Komatsuyo Igusa]
They look like little yellow buttercups sprouting from vines that creep over the sand. I was surprised to learn that this native of my homeland can be found as an invasive species on coasts the world over.
References:
新版 屋久島の植物 川原勝征,初島住彦(監修),2001：南方新社
米倉浩司・梶田忠 (2003-) 「BG Plants 和名－学名インデックス」（YList），http://ylist.info（ 2019年8月14日）
Asian-Pacific Alien Species Database (2007) 2007 National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences. Referenced September 4, 2016 from http://www.niaes.affrc.go.jp/techdoc/apasd/Oenothera%20laciniata%20-B.html [Data from The Ecological Society of Japan (ed.) (2002) Provisional list of alien species naturalized in Japan: Handbook of Alien Species in Japan, Chijin Shokan, Tokyo]