Family | Geraniaceae |
Scientific name | Geranium onoei Franchet & Savatier |
Synonyms | Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. hypoleucum Nakai; Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. megalanthum Nakai; Geranium onoei Franchet & Savatier forma albiflorum N. Yonezawa; Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. reinii (Franchet & Savatier) Maximovicz; Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. reinii (Franchet & Savatier) Maximovicz forma albiflorum N. Yonezawa; Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. reinii (Franchet & Savatier) Maximovicz forma onoei (Franchet & Savatier) H. Hara; Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. onoei (Franchet & Savatier) Makino; Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. onoei (Franchet & Savatier) Nakai; Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. orientale H. Hara; Geranium eriostemon Fischer ex de Candolle var. typicum Maximovicz; Geranium onoei Knuth; Geranium reinii Franchet & Savatier |
Common name | (Japanese common name) gun-nai-furo (グンナイフウロ, 郡内風露 [meaning: Gun-nai geranium (Gun-nai = an old name of a local area in Nagano Prefecture)]), ibuki gun-nai-furo (イブキグンナイフウロ, 伊吹郡内風露 [meaning: Mt. Ibuki Gun-nai geranium]), takane gun-nai-furo (タカネグンナイフウロ, 高嶺郡内風露 [meaning: high mountains Gun-nai geranium]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | Subalpine or mountane field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 5-12cm wide. Flowers purple, pale pink or white (forma albiflorum) ca. 3cm across, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Geranium platyanthum Duthie |
June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
June 2005 at Yashimagahara Swamp |
June 2005 at Yashimagahara Swamp |