Primula nipponica




Family Primulaceae
Scientific name Primula nipponica Yatabe
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) hina-zakura (ヒナザクラ, 雛桜 [meaning: rural cherry blossoms])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Tohoku region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Subalpine swamp
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 2-5cm long, 5-15cm wide. Scapes 7-15cm tall. Flowers pedicelets 8-15mm long, calyxs ca. 4mm long, white corollas 12-15mm across, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Note Native to Japan.



July 2006
at Hachiman-tai highland
July 2006
at Hachiman-tai highland
July 2006
at Hachiman-tai highland