Family | Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae) |
Tribe | Veroniceae |
Scientific name | Veronicastrum tagawae (Ohwi) T. Yamazaki |
Synonyms | Botryopleuron tagawae Ohwi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kinokuni suzukake-sou (キノクニスズカケ, 紀国鈴掛 [meaning: Kii hanging bells (Kii = an old name of Wakayama Prefecture)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kii Peninsular) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Forest near river |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants ca. 100cm long. Leaves 10-13cm long, 4-7cm wide. Flowers white corollas ca. 7mm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
August 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |