Family | Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae) |
Tribe | Veroniceae |
Scientific name | Veronica schmidtiana Regel subsp. senanensis (Maximovicz) Yamazaki var. shiragamiense Yamazaki |
Synonyms | Pseudolysmachion schmidtianum (Regel ex F. Schmidt) Yamazaki subsp. senanense (Maximovicz) T. Yamazaki var. shiragamiense Yamazaki |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shiragmi kuwagata (シラガミクワガタ, 白神鍬形 [meaning: Mt. Shiragami veronica]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Aomori Prefecture and Akita Prefecture (only in Mt. Shiragami)) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing. Flowers purple, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Note | Rare species. Endemic to Japan. |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |