Asarum yoshikawae




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