Veronicastrum sibiricum subsp. yezoense




Family Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae)
Tribe Veroniceae
Scientific name Veronicastrum sibiricum (L.) Pennell subsp. yezoense (H. Hara) T. Yamazaki
Synonyms Veronicastrum borissovae (Czerep) Soják; Veronicastrum sachalinense (Borissova) T. Yamazaki; Veronicastrum sibiricum (L.) Pennell var. yezoense H. Hara; Veronicastrum sibiricum (L.) Pennell var. yezoense H. Hara forma albiflorum H. Takahashi; Veronicastrum sibiricum (L.) Pennell var. yezoense H. Hara forma candidum Yonekura
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo kugai-sou (エゾクガイソウ, 蝦夷九蓋草 or 蝦夷九階草 [meaning: Ezo 9 roofs weed (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin)
Habitat Fields
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 150-200cm tall. Leaves 5-10 verticillate. Flowers purple or white (forma albiflorum) corollas, inflorescences 20-40cm long, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Veronicastrum sibiricum (Linnaeus) Pennell



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


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