Family | Theligonaceae |
Scientific name | Theligonum japonicum Ôkubo & Makino |
Synonyms | Cynocrambe japonica (Ôkubo & Makino) Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yamato-gusa (ヤマトグサ, 大和草 [meaning: the weed of Japan]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | n=11, 2n=22 |
Description | Plants 15-30cm tall. Leaves 1-3cm long, 8-20mm wide. Flowers 3 outer perianths 8-10mm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Theligonum japonicum Okubo & Makino |
Cynocrambe japonica Makino | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |