Veronicastrum villosulum




Family Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae)
Tribe Veroniceae
Scientific name Veronicastrum villosulum (Miquel) T. Yamazaki
Synonyms Botryopleuron macrophyllum H. L. Li.; Botryopleuron villosulum (Miquel) Makino; Calorhabdos villosula (Miquel) Bentham & Hooker f. ex Makino; Paederota villosula Miquel
Common name (Japanese common name) suzukake-sou (スズカケソウ, 鈴掛草 [meaning: hanging bells weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Gifu Prefecture), Shikoku (Tokushima Prefecture)
(Other nations) China
Habitat Mountain
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-1.5m long. Leaves 5-13cm long. Flowers blue corollas 6-7mm long, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Veronicastrum villosulum (Miquel) T. Yamazaki
Note Rare species.



July 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden


July 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden