Geranium yesoense var. nipponicum




Family Geraniaceae
Scientific name Geranium yesoense Franchet & Savatier var. nipponicum Nakai
Synonyms Geranium yesoense Franchet & Savatier var. nipponicum Nakai forma ochroleucum Okuyama
Common name (Japanese common name) hakusan-furo (ハクサンフウロ, 白山風露 [meaning: Mt. Hakusan geranium])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Alpine or subalpine field
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants 30-80cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm wide. Flowers pink or white (forma ochroleucum) 2.5-3cm across, flowering in July to August. Pelennial plants.
Reference Geranium yesoense Franch. & Sav. var. nipponicum Nakai
Note Endemic to Japan



August 2006
at high mountane field
August 2006
at high mountane field
August 2006
at high mountane field



August 2006
at high mountane field



August 2006
at high mountane field
August 2006
at high mountane field
August 2006
at high mountane field