Veronicastrum tagawae




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