Geranium yesoense




Family Geraniaceae
Scientific name Geranium yesoense Franchet & Savatier
Synonyms Geranium yesoense Franchet & Savatier var. yesoense; Geranium yesoense Franchet & Savatier var. yesoense forma albiflorum Tatewaki
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo-furo (エゾフウロ, 蝦夷風露 [meaning: Ezo geranium (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Mt. Ibuki)
(Other nations) Russia (Kurile Islands, Sakhalin)
Habitat (Hokkaido) field, seaside; (Honshu) alpine field
Chromosomal number 2n=28 (2x)
Description Plants 30-80cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm wide. Flowers pink or white (forma albiflorum) ca. 3cm across, flowering in June to July. Pelennial plants.
Reference Geranium yesoense Franch. & Sav.
Geranium yesoense



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden