Asarum nipponicum




Family Aristolochiaceae
Scientific name Asarum nipponicum F. Maekawa
Synonyms Asarum blumei auct., non Duchartre; Asarum kooyanum Makino var. nipponicum (F. Maekawa) Kitamura; Heterotropa kooyana (Makino) F. Maekawa var. brachypodion (F. Maekawa) F. Maekawa; Heterotropa kooyana (Makino) F. Maekawa var. nipponica (F. Maekawa) F. Maekawa; Heterotropa nipponica (F. Maekawa) F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) kan-aoi (カンアオイ, 寒葵 [meaning: winter hollyhock]), kanto kan-aoi (カントウカンアオイ, 関東寒葵 [meaning: Kanto region winter hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Central region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number n=12
Description Leaves 6-10cm long, non hair, often variegated. Flowers 2cm across, flowering in October to February. Evergreen. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum nipponicum F. Maek.
Asarum nipponicum F. Maek.
Note Native to Japan



December 2011
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
December 2011
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



December 2011
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden