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 |