Primula cuneifolia var. heterodonta




Family Primulaceae
Scientific name Primula cuneifolia Ledebour var. heterodonta Makino
Synonyms Primula cuneifolia Ledebour subsp. heterodonta (Makino) W. W. Smith & Forrest; Primula cuneifolia Ledebour var. heterodona Makino forma nivea H. Hara
Common name (Japanese common name) michonoku-ko-zakura (ミチノクコザクラ, 陸奥小桜 [meaning: Michinoku small sakura-sou [Michinoku = an old name of Tohoku region, sakura-sou = Primula sieboldii]), iwaki-ko-zakura (イワキコザクラ, 岩木小桜 [Mt. Iwaki small sakura-sou])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Mt. Iwaki)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Subalpine rocks or wet fields
Chromosomal number 2n=22 (2x)
Description Plants 5-15cm tall. Leaves 5-7.5cm long. Flowers pink or white (forma nivea), flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Note Rare species. Endemic to Japan.



April 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Alpine Botanical Garden
in Yzawa Highland