Mertensia pterocarpa var. yezoensis




Family Boraginaceae
Scientific name Mertensia pterocarpa (Turczaninow) Tatewaki & Ohwi var. yezoensis Tatewaki & Ohwi
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo-ruri-sou [Ezo lapis lazuli weed (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 15-40cm tall. Leaves 2.5-5cm long. Flowers blue or purple corollas 1-1.5cm long, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare spexies.



May 2008
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May 2008
at my home
May 2008
at my home