Phedimus aizoon




Family Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sedoideae
Tribe Sedeae
Subtribe Sedinae
Scientific name Phedimus aizoon (L.) 't Hart
Synonyms Aizopsis aizoon (L.) Grulich; Phedimus ellacombianus (Praeger) 't Hart; Sedum aizoon L.; Sedum aizoon L. subsp. maximowiczii (Regel) Vorosch; Sedum aizoon L. var. floribundum Nakai; Sedum aizoon L. var. glabrifolium (Kitagawa) Kitagawa; Sedum ellacombianum Praeger; Sedum maximowiczii Regel; Sedum pseudoaizoon Debeaux; Sedum selskianum Regel & Maack var. glaberrimum Kitagawa; Sedum selskianum Regel & Maack var. glabrifolium Kitagawa; Sedum yantaiense Debeaux
Common name (Japanese common name) hosoba-no-kirin-sou (ホソバノキリンソウ, 細葉黄輪草 [narrow leaved yellow wheel flower weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Field, forest
Chromosomal number 2n=56, 71–78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 89, 92–96, 98–113, 116, 124, 128
Description Plants 20-50cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm long. Flowers 6 yellow petals, flowering in May to August. 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)



August 2006
at high marsh
August 2006
at high marsh