Phedimus aizoon var. floribundus




Family Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sedoideae
Tribe Sedeae
Subtribe Sedinae
Scientific name Phedimus aizoon (L.) 't Hart var. floribundus (Nakai) H. Ohba
Synonyms Sedum aizoon L. var. floribundum Nakai; Sedum aizoon L. subsp. kamtschaticum auct., non (Fischer) Fröderström; Sedum kamtschaticum auct., non Fischer & C. A. Meyer
Common name (Japanese common name) kirin-sou (キリンソウ, 黄輪草 [meaning: yellow wheel flower weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Seaside, forest edge, subalpine field or rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=32, 33, 34, 48, 61, 64, 78, 80, 84, 85, 88, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 102
Description Plants 20-50cm tall. Leaves 2-7cm long, 1-2.5cm wide. Flowers 5 yellow petals each 6mm long, 10 stamens, flowering in July to August. Fruits 5-6mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Phedimus aizoon (L.) 't Hart
Phedimus aizoon (Linnaeus) 't Hart
Medicinal herbal extract carpediol for treating depression (US Patent 6905706/2005)
Cosmetic composition and production thereof (US Patent 20060018867)



June 2007
at Seaside in Niigata Prefecture
June 2007
at Seaside in Niigata Prefecture
June 2007
at Seaside in Niigata Prefecture