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 |