Asarum asaroides




Family Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Asaroideae
Scientific name Asarum asaroides (C. Morren & Decaisne) Makino
Synonyms Heterotropa asaroides C. Morren & Decaisne
Common name (Japanese common name) tairin-aoi (タイリンアオイ, 大輪葵 [meaning: big flower winter hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Shimane Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture), Kyushu (Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Leaves 8-12cm long, 5-12cm wide. Flowers dark purple or green ca. 3-4cm across, flowering in April to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum asaroides (C. Morren & Decne.) Makino
Note Native to Japan



April 2009
at a Nursery
April 2009
at a Nursery