Family | Aristolochiaceae |
Scientific name | Asarum yoshikawae T. Sugawara |
Synonyms | Asarum yoshikawai Maekawa; Heterotropa yoshikawai (F. Maekawa) F. Maekawa |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kurohime-kanaoi (クロヒメカンアオイ, 黒姫寒葵 [Mt. Kurohime winter hollyhock]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Leaves 5-8cm long. Flowers flowering in February to March. Terrestirilal. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Asarum yoshikawae T. Sugaw. |
Note | Native to Japan. Rare species |
February 2008 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
February 2008 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
February 2008 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |