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 |