Asarum kooyanum var. brachypodion




Family Aristolochiaceae
Scientific name Asarum kooyanum Makino var. brachypodion (F. Maekawa) Kitamura
Synonyms Asarum nipponicum F. Maekawa subsp. brachypodion F. Maekawa; Heterotropa kooyana (Makino) F. Maekawa var. brachypodion (F. Maekawa) F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) suzuka kan-aoi (スズカカンアオイ, 鈴鹿寒葵 [meaning: Mt. Suzuka winter hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Central region, Kinki region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number n=12
Description Leaves 6-10cm long. Flowers ca. 2cm, flowering in March to May. Evergreen. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum kooyanum Makino
Population Structures of Asarum kooyanum var. brachypodion and Egg Densities of Luedorfia japonica Laid on it in Secondary Forests at Kaisho-cho in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture in the Spring of 1999.
Note Native to Japan



cv. Goshikikagura cv. Goshikikagura cv. Goshikikagura
February 2008
at Higashiyama Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Higashiyama Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Higashiyama Botanical Garden