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