Hylotelephium pallescens




Family Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sedoideae
Tribe Sedeae
Subtribe Telephiinae
Scientific name Hylotelephium pallescens (Freyn) H. Ohba
Synonyms Hylotelephium eupatorioides (Komarov) H. Ohba; Hylotelephium telephium auct., non (L.) H. Ohba; Sedum eupatorioides (Komarov) Komarov; Sedum pallescens Freyn; Sedum purpureum auct., non (L.) Schultes; Sedum telephium auct., non L.; Sedum telephium L. var. albiflorum Maximowicz; Sedum telephium L. var. eupatorioides Komarov; Sedum telephium L. var. pallescens (Freyn) Komarov; Sedum telephium L. var. purpureum auct., non L.
Common name (Japanese common name) murasaki-benkeisou (ムラサキベンケイソウ, 紫弁慶草 [meaning: purple Benkei weed (Benkei = a famous priest in medieval era of Japan)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Rocks, fields
Chromosomal number 2n=12, 2n=48
Description Scapes 20-50cm long. Leaves 3-8cm long, 1.2-3.5cm wide. Flowers pale purple petals ca. 4-5mm long, calyxs ca. 1mm long, flowering in August September. Perennial plants.
Reference Hylotelephium pallescens (Freyn) H. Ohba
Hylotelephium pallescens (Freyn) H. Ohba
Hylotelephium pallescens (Freyn) H. Ohba



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