Geranium soboliferum




Family Geraniaceae
Scientific name Geranium soboliferum Komarov
Synonyms Geranium hakusanense Matsumura; Geranium soboliferum Komarov var. hakusanense (Matsumura) Kitagawa; Geranium yezoense Franchet et Savatier var. hakusanense (Matsumura) Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) asama-furo (アサマフウロ, 浅間風露 [meaning: Asama Highland geranium])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Central region)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Subalpine wet field
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants 50-80cm tall. Leaves 3-10cm wide. Flowers red 3-4cm across, hairy, flowering in August to September. Pelennial plants.
Reference Geranium soboliferum Kom.
Note Korean authors sometimes noted that Geranium hidaense Makino is a synonym of Geranium soboliferum Komarov. However, Many Japasense authors describe that Geranium hidaense Makino is a synonym of Geranium yesoense Franchet & Savatier var. hidaense (Makino) Hara.



August 2006
at Yashimagahara Marsh
August 2006
at Yashimagahara Marsh
August 2006
at Yashimagahara Marsh



August 2006
at Yashimagahara Marsh
August 2006
at Yashimagahara Marsh
August 2006
at Yashimagahara Marsh